Historical
The Four Winds
In 1930s Texas, drought and dust storms ruin the farms around a woman who has spent her life being told she is plain and unwanted. As the land fails, she makes the hard choice to take her children west to California.
- First published
- 2021
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a sweeping historical story of a mother's grit and the Great Depression's human cost.
Skip this if you want a light read, as hunger, exploitation and loss run through it.
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