The Wind from the East

By Almudena Grandes

Book Overview

Translated by Sonia Soto

Internationally celebrated author Almudena Grandes has produced her finest work yet with The Wind from the East, a blend of two narratives set alternately in Madrid and an Andalusian town by the sea. Sara G mez Morales, given up at birth to be raised by her wealthy godmother, is betrayed on her sixteenth birthday when she is forced to leave her godmother's home and return to live in poverty with her estranged parents. Tortured by resentment and the loneliness of belonging to neither place, she finds solace as an adult only when she moves to the coastal town.

Parallel to Sara's story is the story of Juan and Damian Olmedo, brothers in love with the same woman. Suspected of murdering his younger brother, Juan flees to the same village that served as Sara's escape. Deftly engaging, The Wind from the East is an epic tale of love and redemption. Almudena Grandes' writing has been compared to the work of classic and contemporary voices such as the Bront sisters and Isabel Allende.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583227466
• ISBN13: 9781583227466
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Warm novel of change

Sara Morales was given up at birth to be raised by her wealthy godmother, and at sixteen is forced to return to live with her estranged parents in poverty. At the same time, Juan and Damian are brothers in love with the same woman - one suspected of murdering his younger brother in a jealous rage. When Sara and Juan meet on their separate escapes to a small village, romance and healing evolve in this warm novel of change, perfect for lending libraries seeking literary fiction.

Difficult airs

This Spanish novelist writes mainly about her generation and how people have developed and become matures. There are various stories which meet. Some very real people with their different biographies meet and form a kind of family. It is a long story, but interesting.

one of the best novels I have ever read

You just can't stop reading. One of the best novels I have ever read. The storie is just so real and human that you can feel the emotions of the people in the book. Great book!