She Who Holds the Wind

By Kiersten Dunbar Chace

A woman's story, unearthed by silence, shaped by wind.

In the borderlands of southern Arizona, Birgit returns to a desert town she once passed through, but this time, seeking something more lasting. San Aluna is no ordinary place: memory clings to its adobe walls, the wind carries voices, and in the rhythms of ritual and daily work, Birgit begins to sense the land itself is listening. With Luca, her partner and co-creator, whose culinary devotion turns the kitchen into an altar, each dish an offering steeped in memory, silence, and something just shy of prayer. In the spaces between them, Birgit is drawn into ancestral truths and the possibility that staying may demand more than leaving ever did.

Told in cinematic fragments, journal entries, spare haiku, and voice-rich prose, She Who Holds the Wind is a richly textured novel of feminine reckoning and spiritual inheritance, drawn from true events and lived experience. A story where silence carries meaning, presence becomes prayer, and the most profound transformations begin not with answers, but with the courage to remain.

Official Selection: 2026 Tucson Festival of Books - Indie Author Pavilion

Finalist: 2025 American Writings Awards

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GWRHQ74Y
• ISBN13: 9798295693427
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Monde World Films & Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"