The Four Winds

Set in the Dust Bowl era of the Great Depression, Kristin Hannah's "The Four Winds" follows Elsa Martinelli in Texas, 1934. Faced with the darkest period of the Depression, crop failure, and devastating dust storms, Elsa must make a difficult choice: remain on the land she has come to love and fight for survival, or join the exodus west to California in search of a better life. The novel is a powerful story about courage, transformation, and the resilience of a woman navigating hardship for the sake of her family.