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The number-one bestselling author of *The Nightingale* and *The Great Alone* delivers a sweeping American epic of love, resilience, and sacrifice set against the backdrop of the Great Depression—a time of economic despair, environmental devastation, and national upheaval.

Texas, 1921. The country is recovering from the Great War, and prosperity is on the horizon. But for Elsa Wolcott, a woman deemed past her prime for marriage in an era where a woman’s future depends on it, life feels stagnant. That changes the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and makes a bold choice that alters her path forever. With her reputation in ruins, she has only one acceptable option left—marriage to a man she barely knows.

By 1934, America is unrecognizable. The Great Plains have been ravaged by drought, crops are failing, and relentless dust storms darken the sky. Millions are unemployed, and survival is a daily struggle. On the Martinelli farm, everything is withering—including Elsa’s fragile marriage. As she battles to keep her children fed and safe, she faces an agonizing decision: stay and fight for the land she has come to love or leave it behind in search of a better future in California.

*The Four Winds* vividly captures the hardships of the Great Depression and the human cost of survival. Through Elsa’s journey, the novel explores the divide between the wealthy and the poor, the endurance of the human spirit, and the sacrifices made in pursuit of a better life. It is a poignant tribute to hope, courage, and the determination of one woman whose strength will shape a generation.