The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende

June 14, 2023

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende

A Jewish refugee fleeing the Nazis, a girl and her father escaping El Salvador, and a child separated from her family at the U.S./Mexico border. These are all characters in Allende's latest book.

I love Isabel Allende's writing so was happy to receive an eARC of her latest novel. This one was all over the place, so it was hard to tell what the story was at first or how the various characters would come together. It almost read like a collection of short stories strung together by the threads of being a refugee and losing one's family. An important story, but my least favorite Allende book so far.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC for review. 

Refugee children at the U.S./Mexico border