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The four winds

Kristin Hannah
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historical fiction Great Depression drama past tense third limited POV ~506 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive resilient tragic

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count126,408
Page count~506 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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