She works hard every single moment of every single day, both to bring in food and warmth for her children but also to be a good parent, teaching her children right from wrong and making sure they never really feel the great depression that she and the country are feeling. Elsa herself is a devoted mother who will do almost anything to make sure that her children and family have the best possible life she can give them. You can’t have a book that covers such an incredibly sad time for so many people without writing in some very likeable characters – in The Four Windsby Kristin Hannah does that emphatically here. It’s held back slightly by having some slightly slower moments but never enough to wane your interest! The Four Winds characters – 4.75/5 The story is heartwarming, provoking, at times incredibly sad and at all times utterly compelling. This causes Elsa and her family to struggle for income, food and for basic survival, feeling that America has let them down. This happens during one of the worst natural disasters modern America has ever seen in the form of a mass drought. However, as I mentioned above, the Great Depression comes to America, the term used during the thirties when there weren’t enough jobs and homelessness was at an all-time high. As she grows up, she has children who become her whole world and to whom she devotes her life to ensuring become better than she has become.
Her life starts out very cushty but a strict father and a life that restricts her desires to be a free woman cause her to lash out and end up living with another family. The story of Elsa Martinelli is one of great sadness and survival. However, when a drought hits her whole life is flipped upside down and her life turns into a matter of survival for her and her family. She believes she has the life she’s always wanted – children, a loving family and a life on a farm where she feels useful and wanted. The Four Windsis a historical fiction book set back in 1930s America and focuses on the life of Elsa Martinelli. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via any of the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please note that this article contains affiliate links.
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