![]() ![]() ![]() The family experiences these crises first-hand, leaving their beloved farm in ruins. Her relationship with their daughter, Loreda, grows strained as she blossoms into an adolescent, and the novel fast-forwards to 1934, in the thick of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. ![]() Elsa’s relationship with Rafe is not one of love, passion or romance. Rafe’s family takes her in, and he quickly, though reluctantly, marries her.Īt first they live comfortably, working on Rafe’s family farm and raising their two children. To everyone’s shock, Elsa learns that she is pregnant and her family disowns her. After sewing herself an above-the-knee red dress, she darts out on the town and has her first romantic adventure, a one-night stand with a young man named Rafe. Twenty-five-year-old Elsa is considered an old maid, looked upon with pity by her family and community as someone too unattractive to ever be a wife. A compelling read that is both historical and timely, this epic novel allows readers to explore the similarities between the Great Depression and modern life. One of this year’s most anticipated novels is “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah, published on Feb. ![]()
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