Adult Fiction
Reviewed by Wendi from the Altona Branch
"Be brave...or pretend to be." This was my favorite quote in the historical fiction novel, The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. I honestly could not put this book down and felt it was well written, well researched and informative. The book is set during the Great Depression and features the terrible dust bowls that were prominent at the time. Elsa, the main character, is a quiet young woman who is often subdued. She spends her life pretending to be brave. That is, until she is faced with her own children's survival and she realizes that she is indeed brave and doesn't need to pretend.
The characters in this book face poverty, loss of hope, homelessness, despair and starvation. And yet, against all odds, they choose love and forgiveness and they never give up. This is a story of survival amidst the toughest of times. Even though the characters experience much sadness, the strength they portray is second to none and is something that we can all learn from.
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