You know how they say history repeats itself? Well, if you need proof, pick up a copy of Kristin Hannah's latest novel, The Four Winds. The story of the Martinelli family, and particularly the relationship between mother Elsa and daughter Loreda, is a familiar one, but it's told so beautifully that you can't help but invest yourself in their lives. The story centers on Elsa, but weaves in and out between the perspective of Elsa and Loreda, giving you a more complete look at the family's circumstances and highlighting the different realities of mother and daughter. Elsa begins the book as a quiet, unloved little girl, and we watch her pour all that love she wished she had gotten into her children, Loreda and Ant. Life on a farm in 1930s Texas is excruciatingly difficult, and after a barrage of dust storms, Elsa takes her family to the promised land of California,...