We see the fear and uncertainty of the family and each summer being hotter than before, dust storms ravaging the lands, people falling sick, Elsa has to make the hard decision of leaving the home she knows and go in search of the land where she can give her kids a better life. Years of food preserves and stocks were getting less and less with no means to replenish them. With years of no rain, they couldn’t make any money off their land. Drought happened and the crops one by one started to fail. Two young kids, farm life, and family kept her content and happy for the first time in her life. While her relationship with the in-laws flourished, the one with her husband’s deteriorated as each day passed by. By learning and living to contribute to the house she makes a space for herself and slowly gains confidence.
She becomes an integral part of the Martinelli’s life becoming indispensable and works so hard to be a more capable woman. With both of their lives in chaos and as choices are taken away from them, Elsa is determined to make the best of the situation and turn it around.
Due to the turn of events, Elsa is forced to marry a guy with whom she spent her time with.
She goes from being sheltered and treated poorly to being thrown out of the house for her behavior. She has never experienced freedom or autonomy until one day inspired by the brave woman in the books she read, she decides to take it for herself. I am leaving this review voluntarily.Įlsa was said to be born with a heart condition and was kept home like a prized possession but without the care one gives it. GENRE : Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary FictionĭATE OF PUBLISHING : 2nd February 2021 FR REVIEWĭISCLAIMER : Thank you, Pan Macmillan for providing me with an ARC of this book.
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