Historical
The Four Winds
In 1930s Texas, drought and dust storms ruin the farms around a woman who has spent her life being told she is plain and unwanted. As the land fails, she makes the hard choice to take her children west to California.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2021
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 464
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a sweeping historical story of a mother's grit and the Great Depression's human cost.
Skip this if you want a light read, as hunger, exploitation and loss run through it.
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Quick answers about The Four Winds
- What is The Four Winds about?
- In 1930s Texas, drought and dust storms ruin the farms around a woman who has spent her life being told she is plain and unwanted. As the land fails, she makes the hard choice to take her children west to California.
- Who should read The Four Winds?
- Read it if you want a sweeping historical story of a mother's grit and the Great Depression's human cost. Skip it if you want a light read, as hunger, exploitation and loss run through it.
- How long and how fast is The Four Winds?
- It is a medium-paced, medium read of about 464 pages, first published in 2021.
- Does The Four Winds have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Death, Prejudice, Grief.
- Can I borrow The Four Winds for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends The Four Winds; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after The Four Winds?
- Readers who liked it often move on to The Grapes of Wrath, The Nightingale, Lonesome Dove.
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The Grapes of Wrath The classic novel of the same migration west, harsher and more political in its voice.
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The Nightingale Same author, with another woman's resilience under pressure, set in wartime France instead.
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Lonesome Dove Another epic of people pushing across hard country, with more humour and a bigger cast.
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