The through line for the whole story, though, is love, and while that might sound cheesy, it's actually quite uplifting. The migrant workers being turned away from hospitals, laughed out of schools, and paid an unlivable wage for back-breaking work is gut-wrenching, and a reminder of the dehumanization and xenophobia that still exists in this country today and is directed toward those deemed "other." Plus, though we aren't technically in a depression at the moment, the lack of jobs and economic uncertainty for so many is very much relevant today. Reading about the Martinelli farm and family being at the mercy of the land and the weather is a stark reminder of how dire our climate crisis can become, and how desperately we need to care for our planet. In a moment where we are grappling with a climate crisis, a rise in hate crimes, systemic racism, and an economic downturn spurred on by a global pandemic, the plights of the Great Depression are eerily familiar. This would be a gripping, can't-put-down novel no matter what, but the timing of this release is hard to ignore. You were brave because of your fear, not in spite of it." It was the choices made when you were afraid. If you click through and purchase one of these products, we receive a small commission at no extra cost to you."It wasn't the fear that mattered in life. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend this historical fiction to those who would love to explore relationships. What I have come to surmise after reading the book is that despite many hardships, the only thing that stands in the end is love.
I also loved the camaraderie between Elsa and her Mother-in-Law Rose. A relationship that defined the story from their own perspective. What was most striking about the story was the mother-daughter relationship of Elsa and Loreda. Oh the pain and tears were a constant companion whilst reading The Four Winds. And I was thrown along with them, not knowing what lay ahead… This is a story of a woman, who has to make a choice to leave her farm, the only place where she found the love of a family, a home or stay and risk her son’s life to the raging dust storms (Dust Bowl Era).Ī Fantasy read worth exploring: Book review | A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J MaasĪ choice that throws Elsa and her two kids Loreda and Ants into a different path, a different dimension of life wrought with poverty, hunger, diseases and death. Kristin Hannah’s The Four Winds is one of those. Thrown into the sea of loneliness, pain, love, death and myriads of other emotions that could only be found in books that make space in your heart, never to be forgotten. And sometimes I feel I am one of those characters or all of them. Weeping for what is about to happen to the characters. For me the best kind of books are those that make me forget who I am and where I am.
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