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Synopsis
An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal , and Washington Post bestseller. In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything… Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time. The Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken. But there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar. Mistaken for the boy’s long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the woman’s disappearance is connected to her own. As tensions rise, Thomas joins the struggle for Ireland’s independence and Anne is drawn into the conflict beside him. Caught between history and her heart, she must decide whether she’s willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought she’d find. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make?
Is What the Wind Knows appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A time-travel romance set during the Irish War of Independence featuring war violence, political conflict, and moderate romantic content including passionate scenes that fade to black.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of parent, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be swept up in the impossible romance and the heartbreaking choice between two lives across time.