From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale
and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and
hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the US was in crisis and at
war with itself, and millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have
turned against them.
اضافة اعلان
“My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our
family.”
Set in 1921, Texas, at a time of abundance, post-World War
I, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new
and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry at a time
when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night
she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With
her reputation in ruin, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man
she barely knows.
By 1934, the world has changed; millions are out of work and
drought has devastated the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their
land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth
cracks open. Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Everything on the
Martinelli farm is dying, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage; each day is a
desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive.
In this uncertain and perilous time, Elsa — like so many of
her neighbors — must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or
leave it behind and go west, to California, in search of a better life for her
family.
The
Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly
brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it — the
harsh realities that divided the US as a nation and the enduring battle between
the haves and the have-nots.
A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the
human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of
America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable
woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.
Reviews
“The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year.” — Publishers
Weekly
“The Four Winds seems eerily prescient in 2021 … Its message
is galvanizing and hopeful: We are a nation of scrappy survivors. We’ve been in
dire straits before; we will be again. Hold your people close.” —The New York Times
“A spectacular tour de force that shines a spotlight on the
indispensable but often overlooked role of Greatest Generation women.” — People
“Brutally beautiful.” — Newsweek
“Epic and transporting, a stirring story of hardship and
love ... Majestic and absorbing.” — USA Today
About the author
Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author
of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The
Nightingale, which was named Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015
and won the coveted People’s Choice award for best fiction in the same year.
It was also named a Best Book of the Year by
Amazon, iTunes,
Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week. In 2018, The Great
Alone became an instant New York Times #1 bestseller.
The Four Winds was published in February of 2021 and
immediately hit #1 on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and
Indie bookstore’s bestseller lists. Additionally, it was selected as a book
club pick by both The Today Show and The Book Of the Month club.
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