Unahistoriadeviolencia,amor,desarraigoyesperanzaViena,1938.SamuelAdleresunni簽ojud穩odeseisa簽oscuyopadredesaparecedurantelaNochedelosCristalesRotos,enlaquesufamilialopierdetodo.Sumadre,desesperada,leconsigueunaplazaenuntrenquelellevar獺desdelaAustrianazihastaInglaterra.Samuelemprendeunanuevaetapaconsufielviol穩nyconelpesodelasoledadylaincertidumbre,queloacompa簽ar獺nsiempreensudilatadavida.Arizona,2019.Ochod矇cadasm獺starde,AnitaD穩az,desietea簽os,subeconsumadreabordodeotrotrenparaescapardeuninminentepeligroenElSalvadoryexiliarseenEstadosUnidos.Sullegadacoincideconunanuevaeimplacablepol穩ticagubernamentalquelaseparadesumadreenlafrontera.Solayasustada,lejosdetodoloqueleesfamiliar,AnitaserefugiaenAzabahar,elmundom獺gicoquesoloexisteensuimaginaci籀n.Mientrastanto,SelenaDur獺n,unajoventrabajadorasocial,yFrankAngileri,unexitosoabogado,luchanporreuniralani簽aconsumadreyporofrecerleunfuturomejor.EnElvientoconoceminombrepasadoypresenteseentrelazanpararelatareldramadeldesarraigoylaredenci籀ndelasolidaridad,lacompasi籀nyelamor.Unanovelaactualsobrelossacrificiosqueaveceslospadresdebenhacerporsushijos,sobrelasorprendentecapacidaddealgunosni簽osparasobreviviralaviolenciasindejardeso簽ar,ysobrelatenacidaddelaesperanza,quepuedebrillarinclusoenlosmomentosm獺soscuros.ENGLISHDESCRIPTIONThispowerfulandmovingnovelfromtheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofALongPetaloftheSeaandVioletaweavestogetherpastandpresent,tracingtherippleeffectsofwarandimmigrationononechildinEuropein1938andanotherintheUnitedStatesin2019.Vienna,1938.SamuelAdlerisfiveyearsoldwhenhisfatherdisappearsduringKristallnacht--thenighthisfamilyloseseverything.Asherchild’ssafetybecomeseverhardertoguarantee,Samuel’smothersecuresaspotforhimonaKindertransporttrainoutofNazi-occupiedAustriatoEngland.Heboardsalone,carryingnothingbutachangeofclothesandhisviolin.Arizona,2019.Eightdecadeslater,AnitaD穩azandhermotherboardanothertrain,fleeingloomingdangerinElSalvadorandseekingrefugeintheUnitedStates.Buttheirarrivalcoincideswiththenewfamilyseparationpolicy,andseven-year-oldAnitafindsherselfaloneatacampinNogales.SheescapeshertenuousrealitythroughhertripstoAzabahar,amagicalworldoftheimagination.Meanwhile,SelenaDur獺n,ayoungsocialworker,enliststhehelpofasuccessfullawyerinhopesoftrackingdownAnita’smother.Intertwiningpastandpresent,TheWindKnowsMyNametellsthetaleofthesetwounforgettablecharacters,bothinsearchoffamilyandhome.Itisbothatestamenttothesacrificesthatparentsmakeandalovelettertothechildrenwhosurvivethemostunfathomabledangers--andneverstopdreaming.
