
As tensions rise, Thomas joins the struggle for Ireland's independence and Anne is drawn into the conflict beside him.Ĭaught 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. The story is narrated mainly by Anne Gallagher, but we also have the chance of reading Thomas Smith’s point of view through his diary entries. Most of the action takes place in the past, in 1921, Ireland. As I already mentioned, the novel is set in dual timelines. Mistaken for the boy's long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the woman's disappearance is connected to her own. What the Wind Knows is my second reading of this author and I truly loved it. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar. The Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken.īut there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather's stories of Ireland.



In an unforgettable love story, a woman's impossible journey through the ages could change everything. An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller.
