The Four Winds is a historical fiction novel about The Dust Bowl.

A bit of background: I'm not a historical fiction fan. I don't typically enjoy the writing style and the storylines; however, The Four Winds was expertly written and the story was heartbreaking. It's difficult to make me cry (in terms of books, at least), and I held out until the epilogue. The epilogue finally got me. Watching people grieve always gets me.

I usually read a book each week, but The Four Winds took me much longer than that due to its depressing nature. I couldn't take much of it at a time because I was dealing with unemployment when I started this and it hit too close to home. Plus, in times of the pandemic... it was just too real at times.

That being said, I really loved a lot of the dynamics. I gave this book four stars because of Elsa's relationships. Hannah did a wonderful job with characterization and making Elsa's story believable. I adored her relationship with her children, Jean, and Jack. The writing style took some getting used to, but I quickly found myself sucked into the story.