<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Paula&#039;s Paradise]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://paulasparadise.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Paula's Paradise]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://paulasparadise.com/author/paulasparadise/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Saturday Book Shop &#8211; The Four&nbsp;Winds]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[
<p>I haven&#8217;t actually been reading much beyond a chapter here and there lately. I&#8217;ve been happily working on creating some new art in a creative collage challenge on Instagram the past few weeks. Am enjoying it very much, and will look forward to maybe starting a new novel after that. Here&#8217;s the one I have in mind &#8230; it&#8217;s one you might have heard about as it&#8217;s a <em>New York Times</em> bestseller:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-four-winds-kristin-hannah/1136968680?ean=9781250178602" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><em>The Four Winds</em></strong></a> by <strong>Kristin Hannah</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-four-winds-kristin-hannah/1136968680?ean=9781250178602"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="2000" data-permalink="https://paulasparadise.com/2021/03/20/the-saturday-book-shop-the-four-winds/screen-shot-2021-03-20-at-11-59-00-pm/" data-orig-file="https://paulasparadise.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/screen-shot-2021-03-20-at-11.59.00-pm.png" data-orig-size="654,746" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2021-03-20 at 11.59.00 PM" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://paulasparadise.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/screen-shot-2021-03-20-at-11.59.00-pm.png?w=263" data-large-file="https://paulasparadise.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/screen-shot-2021-03-20-at-11.59.00-pm.png?w=654" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2000" src="https://paulasparadise.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/screen-shot-2021-03-20-at-11.59.00-pm.png" alt="" width="450" height="513" srcset="https://paulasparadise.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/screen-shot-2021-03-20-at-11.59.00-pm.png?w=450&amp;h=513 450w, https://paulasparadise.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/screen-shot-2021-03-20-at-11.59.00-pm.png?w=132&amp;h=150 132w, https://paulasparadise.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/screen-shot-2021-03-20-at-11.59.00-pm.png?w=263&amp;h=300 263w, https://paulasparadise.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/screen-shot-2021-03-20-at-11.59.00-pm.png 654w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></a><br />&#8220;<em>The Four Winds</em> seems eerily prescient in 2021 . . . Its message is galvanizing and hopeful: We are a nation of scrappy survivors. We’ve been in dire straits before; we will be again. Hold your people close.”—<em>The New York Times</em></p>
<p><b>&#8220;Through one woman’s survival during the harsh and haunting Dust Bowl, master storyteller, Kristin Hannah, reminds us that the human heart and our Earth are as tough, yet as fragile, as a change in the wind.&#8221; </b>—<b>Delia Owens, author of</b><i><b> Where the Crawdads Sing.</b></i></p>
<p>Will look forward to reading this soon—the setting and storyline does indeed seem quite timely. In the meantime, have been getting reacquainted with my <em>Devotions</em> poetry book by Mary Oliver (a favorite!), and discovering a new poet named <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nayyirah.waheed/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nayyirah Waheed</a> (author of <em>Salt</em>), whose wonderful writings I was introduced to via the collage challenge (as the prompts this month are based on excerpts from poems). </p>
<p>Happy Spring Equinox All. 🦋 Would love to hear what you&#8217;re reading, or what you&#8217;re doing when you&#8217;re not! The shift in time and seasons are upon us with a new moon arriving for an emotional reset and fresh new energy &#8230; enjoy &amp; Happy Sunday!!🍍</p>
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