On the lough beset with fog, Ann is shot and pulled from the lake by Dr Thomas Smith, but the extraordinary happens and Ann is transported back in time to 1922. Eoin, her grandfather, wants his ashes scattered on Lough Gill in Ireland. The book is very cleverly written without the political basis.Īnne brought up by her grandfather, has enjoyed years of folklore and stories about the Emerald Isle, but she now has one final journey to make with him. It speaks of the ordinary and the extraordinary events and people that are entwined in a way that captures the very essence of Ireland during this period. Whilst I have read several books from this period, this one was special.
It is a stunning work of fiction interwoven with true historical events, combining the magical and the real. What the Wind Knows is a masterpiece written by Amy Harmon, an amazing interpretation of events in Ireland during the period of 1916 – 1922. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make? 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. Mistaken for the boy's long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the woman's disappearance is connected to her own.Īs tensions rise, Thomas joins the struggle for Ireland's independence and Anne is drawn into the conflict beside him. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar. But there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. The Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken.
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. In an unforgettable love story, a woman's impossible journey through the ages could change everything.Īnne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather's stories of Ireland. An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller.
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