"What the Wind Knows" by Amy Harmon
Raised in New York by her beloved grandfather, bestselling author Anne Gallagher travels the world doing research for her novels. But she has yet to visit her ancestral home of Ireland, her grandfather telling her it isn’t time yet. Her interest in her native land is deep, fostered by her grandfather’s stories of history, folklore and legend. He describes in detail the tumultuous decades of strife and war and the extraordinary part her family played in Ireland’s fight for independence in the 1920’s.
Sadly her grandfather will never return to Ireland, and when Anne does she finds herself thrust into the chaos and danger of a past era. She is plucked from certain death by handsome doctor Thomas who, along with everyone else, believes Anne is a revolutionary who died five years prior. Anne is confused and afraid, but this world is oddly familiar and the woman from the future finds acceptance, love and purpose in her new life. With her knowledge of the future, Anne becomes a reluctant player in Ireland’s quest for freedom and Anne finds real love for the first time. With her future beckoning, she lives in constant fear of losing all she has gained.
This story is rich in history and paints an accurate picture of injustice, loss and courage. The love story is beautiful but painful and I still haven’t decided if Anne lost more than she gained. ~Kim Luke
Sadly her grandfather will never return to Ireland, and when Anne does she finds herself thrust into the chaos and danger of a past era. She is plucked from certain death by handsome doctor Thomas who, along with everyone else, believes Anne is a revolutionary who died five years prior. Anne is confused and afraid, but this world is oddly familiar and the woman from the future finds acceptance, love and purpose in her new life. With her knowledge of the future, Anne becomes a reluctant player in Ireland’s quest for freedom and Anne finds real love for the first time. With her future beckoning, she lives in constant fear of losing all she has gained.
This story is rich in history and paints an accurate picture of injustice, loss and courage. The love story is beautiful but painful and I still haven’t decided if Anne lost more than she gained. ~Kim Luke
Book Blurb-
Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time.
The Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken. But there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar. Mistaken for the boy’s long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the woman’s disappearance is connected to her own.
As tensions rise, Thomas joins the struggle for Ireland’s independence and Anne is drawn into the conflict beside him. 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. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make?
