![]() ![]() Whelan reads all of my books? Or maybe I should start a TBR just of books narrated by her…. A multitude of stories of hunger and loss and doing everything you can to survive is happening now.Īudiobook Review Can I please request that Ms. The Pandemic will be the backdrop to many future historical fictions. Though we are not in a Dust Bowl nor arguably a Great Depression, we are in the midst of a huge tragedy in American history. This span of 90 years drops away because as always, Hannah makes love the story- gratitude for people, kindness, grit. Like I could easily have been there with Elsa. ![]() It is a heart wrenching and beautiful telling of an historical event and yet it felt present. Hannah creates a provocation of deep rolling emotions that rise and fall with the story. I love historical fiction and became totally immersed into the Great Depression and dusty winds. After her husband abandons them to ride the rails, she makes the decision to leave their home behind and save her children by taking them to the lush lands of California. ![]() Elsa must watch her children starve and grow sick on their Texas farm during The Dust Bowl. ![]()
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