This week's book choice is the newest novel by prolific American writer Kristin Hannah. Set in the dust bowl of the USA in the 1930s it's historical fiction covering a time period my guest, Kathryn Oliver, and I knew little of before we picked it up. We'd initially read this novel as part of a HEE educator book club and I admit that having been blown away by earlier novels by Kristin Hannah (most particularly The Great Alone and The Nightingale this wasn't right up there as a favourite of her books for me.
Then we got chatting.... There is SO much in this story. Poverty, hope, aspiration, expectations, the role of women in the early 20th century, putting your children first, moving for a better life (refugees vs economic migrants anyone?)