This poignant, sweeping novel is about the choices we make and the courage we must summon to make them. Elsa is cast from her family home after an impulsive break from routine, and finds the life she’s dreamed of on her new husband’s Texas farm. But then, the Great Depression and a brutal draught force her to leave once more, this time as a single mother with two children chugging westward. Suddenly impoverished, the family struggles to find a foothold in the cotton fields, but they must fight for their rights above all else.

(RR)