A novel at the right time about the value and tenderness of nature. Delia Owens Texas, 1934: Since the Great Depression, hundreds of thousands are unemployed, and drought reigns over the plains of the prairie – too much has been cleared, and after failed harvests, the land is threatened to be swept away by sandstorms. In this uncertain and dangerous time, Elsa Martinelli must make a difficult decision: Should she fight for the land she loves, which is her family's home? Or should she, like so many others, move west with her children? Then Elsa has no choice, but the flight to California brings new dangers. Yet it also holds the hope for a new life – and a new love. The global bestseller about a man-made environmental disaster, the search for home, and a woman's courage. The masterful storyteller Kristin Hannah reminds us how fragile the human heart and our Earth are. Delia Owens.