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The Wind Knows My Name
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The lives of a Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother and daughter fleeing twenty-first-century El Salvador intersect in this ambitious, intricate novel about war and immigration” (People), from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and Violeta
“Allende’s storytelling walks a lyrical romanticism on roads imposed by social and political turmoil.”—NPR
Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler is five years old when his father disappears during Kristallnacht—the night his family loses everything. As her child’s safety becomes ever harder to guarantee, Samuel’s mother secures a spot for him on a Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to England. He boards alone, carrying nothing but a change of clothes and his violin.
Arizona, 2019. Eight decades later, Anita Díaz and her mother board another train, fleeing looming danger in El Salvador and seeking refuge in the United States. But their arrival coincides with the new family separation policy, and seven-year-old Anita finds herself alone at a camp in Nogales. She escapes her tenuous reality through her trips to Azabahar, a magical world of the imagination. Meanwhile, Selena Durán, a young social worker, enlists the help of a successful lawyer in hopes of tracking down Anita’s mother.
Intertwining past and present, The Wind Knows My Name tells the tale of these two unforgettable characters, both in search of family and home. It is both a testament to the sacrifices that parents make and a love letter to the children who survive the most unfathomable dangers—and never stop dreaming.
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Reviews
I was a huge Isabel Allende fan…loved her stories and her writing, until she decided to air her political beliefs. This novel was so misleading. Started out as a Holocaust story and ended up being a diatribe on Trump and his administration. I do not read fiction for these opinions, but as escapism, entertainment, and enjoyment. Done with her as an author…too much else out there to read.
By sgw1942
No heart to the story which should have been heart wrenching. It felt like a politician giving facts. The border crisis is a mess, it is heartbreaking but illegal crossings should be stopped, the dangers are real. Stop feeding the cartels by allowing them to smuggle people in.
By DixSea
I’ve read everything Isabel Allende has written. My first was “Daughter of Fortune”. My favorite is “Island Beneath the Sea”. My two daughters are hooked as well. This is such a telling story of the tragedies on our border. My grandparents were Italian immigrants. Such brave amazing people wanting the American dream.
By 74redvet