If you enjoy historical fiction this is definitely a book I think you would enjoy! The tale starts in rural panhandle Texas, just after the Great War. Elsa is a woman of 25 years old and is considered sickly and a spinster by all of her acquaintances, including her own family. They see no hope in her ever having a life outside her family home. Her world expands in ways she could never imagine after she meets Rafe Martinelli. After a rushed marriage, they build a life together, which is thrown into turmoil once the rains stop falling in Texas.
As the Great Depression and the dust bowl of Texas dominates their lives, they fight to preserve any and all of the things that they hold dear. They agonize over the question of whether the land they are fighting to keep is even worth the trouble they are enduring or if it is time for the family to uproot itself and try to move on to greener pastures; leaving it all behind.
This thought provoking book was told in a way that only New York Times Bestselling Author, Kristin Hannah could achieve. Her way with words made you feel every decision, every heart ache and every triumph. The realistic scenarios that she portrays that you can imagine being ripped out of a newspaper headline are well crafted and well researched. The subject matter is also very timely with our own generation facing economic hardships after the Global Pandemic of 2020.
I highly recommend this book that has newly arrived at the BPCC Learning Commons.
Reviewed by Katherine Williamson
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