The Four Winds: The Number One Bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club Pick by Kristin Hannah

The Four Winds is a deeply moving, powerful story about the strength and resilience of women and the bond between mother and daughter, by the multi-million copy number one bestselling author of The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah.


She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times . . .

Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli had finally found the life she’d yearned for. A family, a home and a livelihood on a farm on the Great Plains. But when drought threatens all she and her community hold dear, Elsa’s world is shattered to the winds.

Fearful of the future, when Elsa wakes to find her husband has fled, she is forced to make the most agonizing decision of her life. Fight for the land she loves or take her beloved children, Loreda and Ant, west to California in search of a better life. Will it be the land of milk and honey? Or will their experience challenge every ounce of strength they possess?

From the overriding love of a mother for her child, the value of female friendship and the ability to love again – against all odds, Elsa’s incredible journey is a story of survival, hope and what we do for the ones we love.

Review

"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year."--Publishers Weekly

Book of the Month Club's Best Book of 2021

Selected for The Texas Library Association's 2022 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List

"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

Product details

    Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Press (2 Feb. 2021)
    Language ‏ : ‎ English
    Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
    ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250275202
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250275202
    Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.18 x 3.02 x 23.67 cm
    Customer reviews: 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 129,266 ratings