Questions About The Four Winds

by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)

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I have comment regarding the book. “Will the Circle be Unbroken?” was a Gospel hymn written in the early 1900s and sung and made popular by the Carter Family in 1935 and then revised in the 1970s. Elsa would never have heard it attending a Catholic Mass with Rose and Tony. Therefore, in the refugee camp in 1935, this tune would have been unfamiliar to Elsa. Page 281.

Tami Elsa didn't become Catholic until her marriage so it is very conceivable that she sung the hymn at the church she grew up in as it was in hymnals.…moreElsa didn't become Catholic until her marriage so it is very conceivable that she sung the hymn at the church she grew up in as it was in hymnals.(less)

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How is it possible that there are already over 60 reviews BUT the book's publication is set for February 2021?!

Book Nerd I got an ARC from the publisher. They release arcs in order to get reviews and buzz about the book. I got my copy 2 months ago.

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What does the book ACTUALLY say about communism? Not looking for opinions just looking for facts of what the book actually did. (mentioned it in historical context, or glorified/pushed it as a political statement?) Again no debates here please literally just facts from those who actually read it.

Carolina I felt like it wasn't a political statement at all, not glorifying anything, but just showing a different side of what the communist party could do fo…moreI felt like it wasn't a political statement at all, not glorifying anything, but just showing a different side of what the communist party could do for the people. I didn't feel like they pushed the idea of communism at all, but just the "radical idea" that everyone deserves fair wages and to live a decent life. I also thought it was very interesting how they showed it both from the point of view of communist characters (although not very in-depth) and of the farmers (main point of view). I really liked it and think you can 100% read it without it having any political statements in itself(less)

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Kristen Yes! Even if they found out that he had died or remarried, I thought we were entitled to at least see him come back once in some form or another. I wa…moreYes! Even if they found out that he had died or remarried, I thought we were entitled to at least see him come back once in some form or another. I was also hoping we would see the Wolcotts again.(less)

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why did the people believe the Workers Alliance was communism when the description of what this California WA group [around page 300] was doing is democratic socialism? it states nothing about the government owning all the land. I'm curious if people did not know the difference between socialism and communism back then or if I'm misunderstanding something.

Carolina People even nowadays do not know the difference, especially in the US. Everything remotely socialist is directly seen as communism. And you have to pu…morePeople even nowadays do not know the difference, especially in the US. Everything remotely socialist is directly seen as communism. And you have to put it in its historical context, where there was a strong wave of communism around the world, and they could often be demonized. I'm now actually wondering if they WA people ever really called themselves communists or if it's often from the farmers' point of view, because that would also be telling!(less)

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