{"product_id":"the-four-winds","title":"The Four Winds","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year.\"--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook of the Month Club's \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSelected for The Texas Library Association's 2022 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A spectacular tour de force that shines a spotlight on the indispensable but often overlooked role of Greatest Generation women.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brutally beautiful.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Epic and transporting, a stirring story of hardship and love...Majestic and absorbing.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Through one woman's survival during the harsh and haunting Dust Bowl, master storyteller, Kristin Hannah, reminds us that the human heart and our Earth are as tough, yet as fragile, asa change in the wind. This mother's soul, suffering the same drought as the land, attempts to cross deserts and beat starvation to save her children with a fierce inner strength called motherhood. A timely novel highlighting the worth and delicate nature of Nature itself.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Delia Owens, author of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A powerful, stirring, wind-swept tale set in Depression-era America that makes your heart break and soar in equal measure. An escape into the past with timely echoes to the present. Kristin Hannah is a classic storyteller and The Four Winds sees her at the top of her game.\" \n\u003cb\u003e-- MATT HAIG, \u003c\/b\u003eNew York Times \n\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wow. I have been left with a bursting heart. Prepare to go on a journey. The story of Elsa and her family will sweep you up on its wings and plunge you to the depths of feeling. This novel is crucial for our times: although set during the Great Depression and the terrible dust bowls, it holds up a mirror to our current world and asks us to look and to understand deeply. It is a story of migration, poverty, prejudice - it shines a light on a crisis that is all too real in today's world. Yet, it is also a story of love, family, unbreakable bonds, bravery and hope. I will never forget the characters, what they endured and how they hoped and loved. I feel that I will be forever touched by them. I loved this book so much!\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eChristy Lefteri, author of THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e by Kristin Hannah is a captivating, heartbreaking tale of a family who will do anything for each other -- and everything to survive. The strength of Hannah's prose brings the characters to life in a way that will make you unable to tear yourself away from them. You will celebrate their triumphs, mourn their tragedies, and commend their bravery. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough it all, it is easy to feel Hannah's desire to honor those who lived and fought through this devastating time in history. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e is also an ode to the strength and ferocity of mothers, and a declaration that sometimes, love is the only thing that holds us together. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbove all else, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e is merely a really good story, one that hits you in all the right places and will keep surprising you until the end.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One woman's journey exemplifies the hard choices families faced when confronted with survival versus a sense of home.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eGoodMorningAmerica.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hannah brings Dust Bowl migration to life in this riveting story of love, courage, and sacrifice...combines gritty realism with emotionally rich characters and lyrical prose that rings brightly and true from the first line\" \n\u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Outstanding.... [A] rich, rewarding read about family ties, perseverance, and women's friendships and fortitude.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003e Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Four Winds is a sweeping epic about an American struggling to keep her family afloat. It feels eerily timely as it highlights the ways women rally during a national crisis.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA heartbreaking but beautiful story of sacrifice, courage, love, and hope. Grab the tissues.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Skimm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKRISTIN HANNAH \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including \n\u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Great Alone\u003c\/i\u003e. A former lawyer turned writer, she lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year.\"--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the number-one bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e The Great Alone \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTexas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, 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 in 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e 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 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, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/15\/2020 pg. 32 (EAN 9781250178602, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/09\/2020 (EAN 9781250178602, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/01\/2020 (EAN 9781250178602, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2021 pg. 80 (EAN 9781250178602, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/19\/2021 (EAN 9781250178602, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2021 pg. 36 (EAN 9781250317254, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHannah, Kristin\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKRISTIN HANNAH is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of more than twenty novels, including \n\u003ci\u003e The Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale, The Great Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e. 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