{"product_id":"the-wind-knows-my-name-paperback-1","title":"The Wind Knows My Name - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabel Allende\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrances Riddle\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e), 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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Allende's storytelling walks a lyrical romanticism on roads imposed by social and political turmoil.\"--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Peru and raised in Chile, \u003cb\u003eIsabel Allende\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eVioleta, A Long Petal of the Sea, The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Paula\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have been translated into more than forty-two languages and have sold more than seventy-four million copies worldwide. She lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760991502624,"sku":"9780593743720","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1052f91c17017e5241f3eba90593196e.webp?v=1780196406","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-wind-knows-my-name-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}