{"product_id":"9780593598108","title":"The Wind Knows My Name","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis powerful and moving novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Long Petal of the Sea \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Violeta\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Both stories are rich enough to carry the weight of one novel, but Allende expertly intertwines them.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVienna, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArizona, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntertwining past and present, \u003ci\u003eThe Wind Knows My Name\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Isabel Allende","offers":[{"title":"Hardback Pre Owned Acceptable","offer_id":44043469029600,"sku":"9780593598108","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/3381\/2415\/files\/BNCImageAPI_55cef90b-c1d9-4024-be5f-c919a635935f.jpg?v=1686156289","url":"https:\/\/yooneekbooks.ca\/products\/9780593598108","provider":"Yooneek Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}