The Four Winds / Kristin Hannah

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ืฉื ื•ืช ื” โ€“ 30 ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื” -20 ื”ื™ื• ืงืฉื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื—ืงืœืื™ื ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ืืจื”โ€ื‘. ื”ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื‘ื‘ื•ืจืกื”, ื”ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ืกื•ืคื•ืช ื—ื•ืœ ื”ืจืกื ื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื—ืจื™ื‘ื• ืืช ืชื•ื•ืื™ ื”ืงืจืงืข ื”ื—ืงืœืื™ืช, ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืžืœื™ื•ื ื™ ื—ืงืœืื™ื ืžื“ืจื•ื ืืจื”โ€ื‘ ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ืื“ืžืชื ื•ืœื ื“ื•ื“ ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื” ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ืคืจื ืกื”.

ืžืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืขืงื•ืจื™ื ื”ืชื“ืจื“ืจื• ืœื—ืจืคืช ืจืขื‘ ื•ืขื•ื ื™. ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื”ืชืคืจืงื•, ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžืžื•ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืœ ืžื—ืœื•ืช ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืžื ื˜ื™ืฉืช ืื—ื“ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื. ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื›ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืขื‘ื“ื• ืžืขืœ ืœ 10 ืฉืขื•ืช ื‘ืฉืžืฉ ื”ืงื•ืคื—ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื—ืงืœืื™ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืฉื›ืจ ื–ืขื•ื ืฉืœื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื ืงื™ื•ื ื‘ืกื™ืกื™.

ืกื˜ื™ื™ื ื‘ืง ืชื™ืืจ ืืช ื”ืชืงื•ืคื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ืกืคืจื™ื• โ€œืขื ื‘ื™ ื–ืขืโ€ ื•- โ€œืฉืœ ืขื›ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ืื ืฉื™ืโ€œ.

ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ืŸ ื”ืื ื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ืกื˜ื™ื™ื ื‘ืง, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื›ื•ืชื‘ืช ืจืื•ื™ื” ื•ืกืคืจื” โ€œThe Four Windsโ€ ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืœืื•ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ืืคืœื” ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช. ืืคืœื” ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื‘ืฉืœ ื”ืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืžืชื’ืœื™ื ื‘ื”.

ื–ื”ื• ืกื™ืคื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืืœื–ื”, ื‘ืช ืœืžืฉืคื—ืช ืกื•ื—ืจื™ื ืžื”ืžืขืžื“ ื”ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ื™ ืขืฉื™ืจ ื‘ื˜ืงืกืก. ื”ื™ื โ€œื”ื›ื‘ืฉื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”โ€ ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื”. ื ื—ืฉื‘ืช ืœื—ื•ืœื ื™ืช, ื“ื—ื•ื™ื” ืžืžืฉืคื—ืชื” ื•ืกื•ื‘ืœืช ืžื ื™ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื•ืจื™. ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 25, ื”ื•ืจื™ื” ื•ืื—ื™ื•ืชื™ื” ืื™ื ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉืืœื–ื” ืชืžืฆื ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ื’, ื”ื™ื ื ื—ืฉื‘ืช ืœืžื›ื•ืขืจืช ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื”ื.

ืื– ืืœื–ื” ืคื•ื’ืฉืช ืืช, ืจื™ื™ืฃ, ื‘ื ื ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ, ื‘ืŸ ื” 18, ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืช ื—ื•ื•ืื™ื ืื™ื˜ืœืงื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื’ืจื• ืœืืจื”โ€ื‘ ื•ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ื‘ืขืฉืจ ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืชื™ื”ื ืœื”ืงื™ื ื—ื•ื•ื” ื—ืงืœืื™ืช. ืžืฉืคื—ืช ืžืจื˜ื™ื ืœื™ ื”ื™ื ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืžืฉืคื—ืชื” ืœื. ื”ื™ื ื—ืžื”, ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื•ืžื—ื‘ืงืช ืืช ื‘ื ื ืฉื™ื•ืคื™ื• ื–ื•ื”ืจ ืœืžืจื—ื•ืง. ื”ื•ื ื ืจืื” ื›ืžื• ืžืœืืš ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืชื›ื ืŸ ืœื ืกื•ืข ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื”.

ืื‘ืœ ืงื™ืฅ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจืช ืืœื–ื” ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืœื ืจืฆื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ืžืชื’ืœื” ืฉืืœื–ื” ื‘ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ, ื”ื•ืจื™ื” ื“ื•ื—ื™ื ืื•ืชื” ื‘ืฉืืช ื ืคืฉ, ื•ืžื ืชืงื™ื ืื™ืชื” ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจ. ืื‘ื™ื” ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื” ืื—ืจ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืœื—ื•ื•ืชื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืžืจื˜ื™ื ืœื™ ื•ืžืกื•ื‘ื‘ ืœื” ืืช ื”ื’ื‘ ื•ืžืื– ืœื ืจืืชื” ืืช ืžืฉืคื—ืชื”.

ื‘ื ื™ ืžืจื˜ื™ื ืœื™ ืžืชืงื•ืžืžื™ื ืื‘ืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ื ื ืžืืฉืจ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื• ืžืคื’ืฉื™ื ืขื ืืœื–ื”, ื”ื ืžื›ืจื™ื—ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืœื”ื™ื ืฉื ืœื”.

ื‘ืžืฉืš ืขืฉื•ืจ, ื‘ื ื™ ืžืจื˜ื™ื ืœื™ ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืืœื–ื”, ื›ืื™ืฉื” ืฉืงื˜ื”, ื—ืจื•ืฆื”, ืžืกื•ืจื” ื•ื ืืžื ื”. ื”ื™ื ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ืฉื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื‘ืžืฉืง ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื›ืžื• ื’ื ื‘ื—ื•ื•ื” ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืžืžืฉื™ืš ืœื—ืœื•ื ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืฉืชื›ืจ. ื–ื”ื• ื”ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืืœื–ื”. ืžื›ืืŸ ื”ื›ืœ ืจืง ื™ืชื“ืจื“ืจ.

ืื—ืจื™ ืขืฉื•ืจ, ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ื”ืงืฉื™ื ื•ืื– ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ื–ืžื ื™ื ืงืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ. ื”ืฉืคืœ ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืขื•ื“ ื”ื™ื” ื ืกื‘ืœ, ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื—ืœื• ืกืขืจื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ืกืœื™ื ื•ื”ืชื“ืจื“ืจ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืงืฉื”.

ืœื™ืœื” ืื—ื“ ื‘ืขืœื” ืจื™ื™ืฃ ืขื•ื–ื‘ ื•ื ืขืœื. ื”ื™ื ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืื‘ืง ืœืฉืจื•ื“ ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืžืจื˜ื™ื ืœื™. ืกื•ืคื•ืช ื—ื•ืœ ืื“ื™ืจื•ืช ืžื˜ืœื˜ืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืงื™ื•ื ืฉืœื”ื ืฉื’ื ื›ืš ืจืขื•ืข. ื”ื ื™ืฉื ื™ื ืขื ืžืกื›ื•ืช ื’ื– ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžื ืฉื™ืžืช ื—ื•ืœ ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ื‘ืื—ืช ื”ืกื•ืคื•ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ, ืื ื˜, ื ื•ืฉื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื•ืœ, ืฉื”ื•ื ืขืœ ืกืฃ ืžื•ื•ืช ืžื“ืœืงืช ืจืื•ืช ืฉื ื’ืจืžื” ืžืฉืื™ืคืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื•ืœ. ื”ื ื—ืกืจื™ ืืžืฆืขื™ื, ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืžืจืขื‘ ืงืฉื” ื•ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืกื•ืคื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”, ืœื ื ื•ืชืจ ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ื—ื•ื•ื”.

ืืœื–ื” ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืฉื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื” ืœื•ืจื“ื” ื•ืื ื˜, ื”ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืœืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”.

ืžื”ื“ื•ืจื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช:

ืืจื‘ืข ื”ืจื•ื—ื•ืช/ ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ืŸ ื”ืื ื”

ืžื•ื“ืŸ, 2022, 512 ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื

ื”ื™ื ืื•ืคื˜ื™ืžื™ืช, ืขื“ ืฉื”ื™ื ื ืชืงืœืช ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ืฉืžื›ื ื™ื ืื•ืชื” ื•ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื” ื‘ืฉื ืื•ืงื™โ€™ืก ื•ืžืกืจื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ืจ ืœื”ื ื—ื“ืจ. ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืืœื™ื”ื ื›ืืฉืคืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช ื•ืžื‘ื–ื™ื ืื•ืชื. ื”ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื˜ื•ืคื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืžืชื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขื“ ืฉื”ื ืžืชื ื—ืฉืœื™ื ื›ื’ืœื™ื ืฉืžื˜ื‘ื™ืขื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืกืคืจ.

ื”ืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื ื ื•ื‘ืขืช ืžื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืžื“ืขื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช. ื”ื™ื ืžืฉืงืคืช ืืช ื”ื“ื™ืžื•ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื ื•ื•ื“ื™ื ื›ื˜ืคื™ืœื™ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื•ื•ืื™ื ื•ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”.

ื–ื” ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืœืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื, ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื›ื‘ืจ ื ืžืฆืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ื”ืฉื›ืจ ื–ืขื•ื ื•ืžื‘ื™ืฉ ื•ืœื ืžืืคืฉืจ ืชื ืื™ ืžื—ื™ื™ื” ืžื™ื ื™ืžืœื™ื™ื. ืžื ืฆืœื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœืœื ืจื—ืžื™ื ื•ืžืคืฉื™ื˜ื™ื ืื•ืชื ืžื›ืœ ืฆืœื ืื ื•ืฉ ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ื ื“ื—ืคื™ื ืืœ ืคืช ืœื—ื ื“ืœื” ืขโ€ื™ ื—ื‘ื•ืจืช ื—ื•ื•ืื™ื ื•ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ื—ืกืจื™ ืžืฆืคื•ืŸ.

ื”ื ื•ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื•ืœื ืœืงื‘ืœ ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ืื™ื ื ืžืจื™ืžื™ื ืงื•ืœื ื•ืกื•ืคื’ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ื˜ื•ืช ื‘ื–ื• ืื—ืจ ื–ื•. ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”, ืงื•ื‘ืขืช ื—ื•ืงื™ื ืคื•ื’ืขื ื™ื™ื ืขโ€ื™ ื›ืš ืฉื”ื™ื ืฉื•ืœืœืช ืžื”ื ืืช ืงืฆื‘ืช ืงื™ื•ื ืฉืžืฉืชืœืžืช ืจืง ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื ื” ืฉืœ ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”. ืขื“ ืื– ืœื ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœืืœื–ื” ื•ืžืฉืคื—ืชื” ืœืงื‘ืœ ืงืฆื‘ื”. ื’ื ืœื ื‘ืขื•ื ืช ื”ื—ื•ืจืฃ ื”ืงืฉื” ืฉื‘ื” ืื™ืŸ ืงื˜ื™ืฃ. ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืžืจื—ื™ืงืช ืœื›ืช ื•ืขื•ื–ืจืช ืœื—ืงืœืื™ื ืขโ€ื™ ื›ืš ืฉื”ื™ื ืฉื•ืœืœืช ืืช ื”ืงื™ืฆื‘ื” ืžืžื™ ืฉืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœืงื˜ื•ืฃ.

ื–ื”ื• ืื•ืจื•ื‘ื•ืจื•ืก, ืžืขื’ืœ ืฉืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืฉื‘ื™ืจื” ื•ืžื–ื™ืŸ ืืช ืขืฆืžื•.

ื”ื ื•ื•ื“ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืชืช ืชื ืื™ื ืžืขื•ืจืจื™ ืคืœืฆื•ืช. ืžืื•ืช ื•ืืœืคื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืžืชื’ื•ืจืจื•ืช ื‘ืื•ื”ืœื™ื ืœืœื ืกื˜ื™ื ื˜ืฆื™ื” ื•ืœืœื ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืจืคื•ืื™ื™ื, ืœืœื ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื•ืœืœื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”. ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื ื ื–ืงืงื™ื ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืจืคื•ืื” ื“ื—ื•ืคื™ื, ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื ื”ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ ืžืกืจื‘ ืœื”ืขื ื™ืง ืœื”ื ืื•ืชื. ื”ืกืคืจ ื›ื•ืœืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืกืฆื ื•ืช ืฉื™ื•ืจื“ื•ืช ืœืขื•ืžืง ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช, ื”ืื“ื™ืฉื•ืช ื•ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื. ืžื—ืคื™ืจ ื•ืžื‘ื™ืฉ ืืœื” ืžื™ืœื™ื ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง ื—ื–ืงื•ืช ืœืชืืจ ืืช ื”ืกืฆื ื•ืช ื”ืžื˜ืœื˜ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.

ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืฉื™ื˜ืคื•ืŸ ืœื•ืงื— ืืช ื›ืœ ืจื›ื•ืฉื ื”ืžื•ืขื˜ ืขืœ ื”ืื“ืžื”, ืืœื–ื” ื•ื™ืœื“ื™ื” ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื”ืชื’ื•ืจืจ ื‘ื—ื•ื•ื” ื—ืงืœืื™ืช. ืื•ืœื, ืฉื ื”ื‘ืขืœื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ื•ื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœื”ื ืœืฉืงื•ืข ื‘ื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื ื•ืฉืื™ ืจื™ื‘ื™ืช ื ืฉืš ืžื”ื ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืฉืชื—ืจืจ. ื”ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ื‘ืžื—ื™ืจื™ื ื ืžื•ื›ื™ื ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื›ืกืฃ ื•ืžืื™ื“ืš, ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื›ืกืฃ ืžื”ืงื˜ื™ืฃ ื”ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉืœื ืืช ื—ื•ื‘ื. ื–ื”ื• ื—ื•ื‘ ื“ืžื™ื ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื›ืกื•ืชื• ืจืง ื‘ืงื˜ื™ืฃ ื›ื•ืชื ื”.

ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ืฉืขื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ืฉื ืช 1935 ื•- 1936, ืžืฆื™ื™ืจื™ื ืžืคื” ืฉืœ ืืกื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืžื ื™ื˜ืจื™ ืœื ืžื ื•ื”ืœ. ืžืขื˜ื™ื ืžืคื’ื™ื ื™ื ื›ืœืคื™ื”ื ื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื• ืื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืืœื” ืฉื‘ืจื™ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ืกื‘ืœ.

ืงืจืืชื™ ื‘ืกืงื™ืจื•ืช ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ืขืœ ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืืœื–ื” ืžื–ื›ื™ืจื” ืืช ืื™ื•ื‘ ื›ืืฉืจ ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ื ื™ืชื›ื™ื ืขืœื™ื” ืืกื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืชืคืกื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื ืฉื•ืžืจืช ืขืœ ืฆื ื™ืขื•ืช ื•ืขื ื•ื•ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ื™ืงื•ื ืฉืžื›ื” ื‘ื”. ื—ืœืง ื˜ืขื ื• ืฉื”ืกื•ืคืจืช ื™ืฆืจื” ืงืจื™ืจื˜ื•ืจื•ืช ืฉื˜ื•ื—ื•ืช, ืืจื›ื™ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื”ืชืงื™ื™ืžื• ื‘ืžืฆื™ืื•. ืงืจืืชื™ ื’ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืชืžืจืžืจื• ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืžื“ื›ื ื”ืกืคืจ.

ืื ื™ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืžื‘ื™ื ื”, ื™ืฉ ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžืชืกื›ืœ ื‘ืžืขื’ืœ ื”ืกื‘ืœ ื”ืื™ื ืกื•ืคื™ ื”ื–ื”. ื™ืฉ ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžื“ื›ื ื‘ืงืจื™ืืช ืกืคืจ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ืื•ืžืœืœื™ื ื‘ืฉื•ืœื™ื™ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”. ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ืขื™ื ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืžื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืžืœืœื•ืช ื”ื–ื•.

ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื–ืืช, ืœื˜ืขืžื™, ื”ื“ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืœื–ื”, ื”ื™ื ื“ืžื•ืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืฉื›ื—ืช. ื”ื™ื ืืžื™ืฆื”, ืœื•ื—ืžืช, ื ืืžื ื”, ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ื•ืขืจื›ื™ืช. ื–ื” ืœื ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ื—ืœืง ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืกืคืจ, ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ื—ืœืง ืฉืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืฉื ืช 1936.

ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ืŸ ื”ืื ื” ืžื–ื›ื™ืจื” ืœืงื•ืจื ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืงืฉื” ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืฆื‘ื™ื ืงืฉื™ื ื•ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื™ื. ื”ื™ื ืžื–ื›ื™ืจื” ืœื ื•, ืฉืžืื•ื“ ืงืœ ืœื”ืกื‘ ืืช ื”ืจืืฉ ื”ืฆื™ื“ื” ืœืฆืขืจ ื•ืกื‘ืœ ืฉืœ ืื—ืจ.

ื”ื™ื ื™ืฆืจื” ื“ืžื•ืช ืžืจื’ืฉืช ืฉืžืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืœื’ืขืช ื‘ืฉื™ื›ื‘ื” ื”ืจื›ื” ืœืžืจื•ืช ืชื ืื™ ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ืื™ื•ืžื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืกื•ื‘ืœืช ืžื”ื. ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉืช ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืฉื‘ืžืกืคืจ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ืœืชื™ ื“ืžืขื•ืช.

ืืกื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืงืจืืชื™ ื—ืœืงื™ื ืžื”ืกืคืจ ื’ื ื‘ืชืจื’ื•ื ืœืขื‘ืจื™ืช, ื•ื”ื•ื ืชืจื’ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžืื•ื“. ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืกืคืจ ื›ื–ื” ืจื•ืฆื• ืœืงืจื•ื, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื–ื” ืกืคืจ ืจืื•ื™ ืœืงืจื™ืื” ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืกืคืจื™ื ื”ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ื™ื ื•ื”ื—ื–ืงื™ื ืฉืงืจืืชื™ ื”ืฉื ื”.


During the 1930s, farmers in the southern United States faced numerous challenges. The stock market crisis, a severe drought, and destructive sandstorms that ruined farmland caused millions of farmers to abandon their land and migrate to California for a better life.

Millions of Americans who were displaced from their homes were forced to endure the indignity of poverty and hunger. Families were torn apart due to the death of loved ones from diseases or because one of the parents had to abandon the family in search of work. Children, some as young as adults, toiled in the fields for over 10 hours a day under the scorching sun, earning meager wages, barely enough to sustain their basic needs.

Steinbeck chronicled this era through his novels โ€œThe Grapes of Wrathโ€ and โ€œOf Mice and Men.โ€

Christine Hanna is not Steinbeck, but her book โ€œThe Four Windsโ€ illuminates the cruelty and inhumanity of a dark time in American history.

This is the story of Elsa, the daughter of a wealthy, middle-class merchant family in Texas. She is considered the โ€œblack sheepโ€ of her family, as she is sickly and has been rejected by them. Due to parental alienation, she has a hard time connecting with them. Despite being 25 years old, her parents and sisters do not believe that Elsa will find a partner as they consider her unattractive.

Elsa meets Rafe, an 18-year-old boy, the youngest son of an Italian family that immigrated to the US. The Martinelli family is everything that Elsaโ€™s family is not. They are warm and loving and embrace their son, whose beauty shines from afar. Rafe looks like an angel, and he plans to go to university. The Martinelli family succeeded in establishing a farm with their ten fingers.

One summer, Elsa becomes pregnant, and her parents react disgustingly, cutting off all ties with her. Her father leaves her at the Martinelliโ€™s farm, and she hasnโ€™t seen her family since.

The Martinellis are disgusted; however, when their son confesses to having slept with Elsa, they compel him to marry her.

The Martinellis got to know Elsa over a decade ago. She was known to be a quiet, hardworking, dedicated, and loyal woman. During this time, Elsa gave birth to two children and worked both in the household and on the farm. Unfortunately, the familyโ€™s son continued to indulge in drinking and dreaming dreams. Despite this, Elsa considers this decade the best time in her life. However, she is unaware that things will only get worse from here on.

After ten years, times got tough, and then they got worse. The Great Depression was bearable, but when the sandstorms hit, the situation deteriorated severely.

One night, Elsaโ€™s husband, Rafe, abruptly leaves and disappears. She is left to struggle to survive alongside the Martinellis. Their already precarious existence is further shaken by huge sandstorms that require them to sleep with gas masks to avoid inhaling sand. Despite this precaution, her young son, Ant, inhales so much sand during a storm that he becomes critically ill with ophthalmia. Penniless and suffering from severe hunger, the farm is left with nothing after a particularly devastating black storm.

Elsa leaves for California to save her children, Loreda and Ant.

She is optimistic until she meets the locals who call her and her children Okies and deny them a room to rent. They are treated as the lowest form of humanity and are despised. The ignorance and prejudices start with small ripples, but they gradually intensify until they become waves that engulf the last part of the book.

Ignorance and prejudice drive human cruelty, such as portraying nomads as parasitic in California.

It doesnโ€™t matter to the locals that their salary is meager and insufficient to support primary living conditions even after finding a job. They are mercilessly exploited and treated inhumanely by unscrupulous farmers and politicians, who force them to exist on poor-quality bread.

Some vagabonds want to work for a living rather than rely on donations, but they often remain silent and endure mistreatment. The government has passed laws that harm these individuals, such as depriving them of the subsistence allowance. This allowance is only granted after a year of residence in California, which means that Elsa and her family are not eligible to receive it. They are even denied assistance during the harsh winter season when there is no harvest. Additionally, the state helps farmers by withholding the allowance from those capable of working as pickers.

This is Ouroboros, an unbreakable and self-sustaining circle.

Hundreds and thousands of families live in tents without necessities like sanitation, medical services, food, and work. The municipal hospital refuses to provide the necessary care even when they require urgent medical attention. The book contains three scenes that reveal the depth of inhumanity, indifference, and social alienation. These scenes are so appalling that words like shameful donโ€™t seem strong enough to describe them.

After their possessions were lost in a flood, Elsa and her children had to move to a farm. Unfortunately, the farm owner charged them high-interest rates, which resulted in them accumulating debt they couldnโ€™t repay. Due to their financial situation, they couldnโ€™t afford to buy products at low prices, and even when they had money from the harvest, they couldnโ€™t use it to pay off their debt. This caused them to become trapped in a cycle of debt that they could only break by picking cotton.

The sections relating to 1935 and 1936 depict an uncontrolled humanitarian crisis. Only a few extend kindness, while most suffer in despair.

I came across some reviews of a book in which the protagonist, Elsa, was compared to Job. She faced unimaginable disasters one after the other yet maintained her modesty and humility. Some argued that the author created flat caricatures of characters that may have only existed in his imagination. On the other hand, some people have praised the book for depicting despair, while others have criticized it for being too depressing.

I completely understand how frustrating it can be to feel stuck in a cycle of suffering. It can be really disheartening to read about people living in miserable circumstances on the outskirts of society. Sometimes, itโ€™s easier to ignore all of that pain and misery.

In my opinion, Elsaโ€™s character is unforgettable. She is brave, a warrior, loyal, humane, and moral. Although these traits were not evident in the first and second parts of the book, they are certainly apparent in the section dealing with 1936.

Christine Hanna reminds readers how difficult it is to maintain humanity in extreme situations and how easy it is to ignore the suffering of others.

She created an emotionally compelling character who despite her terrible circumstances, manages to touch the readerโ€™s heart. I am not ashamed to admit that in several parts of the book, I shed tears.

I want to add that I have read some parts of the book in its Hebrew translation, and I must say that it is an excellent translation. Describing a book one wishes to read can be challenging, but I highly recommend this masterpiece. It is one of the most powerful and moving books I have read this year.

๐Ÿคž ืงื‘ืœื• ืžื™ื™ืœ ืžืจื•ื›ื– ืื—ืช ืœืฉื‘ื•ืข!

ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ืกืคืื! ืœืžื™ื“ืข ื ื•ืกืฃ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.


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ืืžื ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืžืœืื” ื•ืืฉืช ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”, ืชื•ืœืขืช ืกืคืจื™ื ื”ื™ืกื˜ืจื™ืช ื•ืฆืœืžืช ื‘ืฆื•ืง ื”ืขื™ืชื™ื. ื“ืขืชื ื™ืช ื•ื—ื•ื‘ื‘ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื•ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ื”. ืฉื•ืืคืช ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื™ืจื— ื•ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ืจื— ื™ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื ื•. ืื ื™ ืžืื—ืœืช ืœืงื•ืจืื™ ื”ื‘ืœื•ื’ ื ืกื™ืขื” ื ืขื™ืžื”!

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ืืชืจ ื–ื• ืขื•ืฉื” ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘-Akismet ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกื ืŸ ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื–ื‘ืœ. ืคืจื˜ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืื•ื“ื•ืช ืื™ืš ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ืžื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœืš ื™ืขื•ื‘ื“.

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