Kristin Hanna: Four Winds

An epic novel about love, heroism, and hope, set against the backdrop of one of the most defining eras in American history—the Great Depression.

Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work, and the Great Plains are ravaged by a years-long drought. Farmers are fighting to save what remains of their crops; water has nearly run out, and the dust threatens to consume them all. Frequent dust storms have turned a once-fertile land into a desert. In these dire times, the Martinelli family, like their fellow farmers, must make a gut-wrenching choice: stay on the land they love or head West to California in search of a better life.

Elsa, a courageous woman who has known little kindness from life since her youth, worries above all for her two children, who have forgotten what rain is, what it feels like to have a full meal, and what decent clothes look like. They have long since ceased living and are merely surviving, and the moment has come when Elsa has no choice left: if she wants to save her children, she must find the resolve to leave her home and set out into the unknown, hoping they will find prosperity there.

"The Four Winds" is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, seen through the eyes of an indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define an entire generation.

By telling the story of a woman who survived a brutal drought and a series of dust storms, Kristin Hannah reminds us that people, like our Earth, can be very harsh, but at the same time, they are incredibly fragile—like a stalk of wheat in the wind.

Author: Kristin Hannah

Pages: 448 (offset). Hardcover

Dimensions: 218x143 mm