Il vento conosce il mio nome

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This powerful and moving novel weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019. In Vienna, 1938, six-year-old Samuel Adler's life changes forever when his father disappears during Kristallnacht, leading his mother to secure a spot for him on the last Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to the United Kingdom. He boards alone, carrying only a change of clothes and his violin. Fast forward to Arizona, 2019, where seven-year-old Anita Diaz, who is blind, and her mother flee danger in El Salvador, seeking refuge in the United States. Their arrival coincides with a new family separation policy, leaving Anita alone at a camp in Nogales. She escapes into Azabahar, a magical world of imagination she created with her sister. Anita's case is assigned to social worker Selena Durán, who collaborates with a promising lawyer from a top San Francisco firm. They uncover a family connection: Leticia Cordero, who works for eighty-six-year-old Samuel Adler, linking their lives across time and space. This narrative is a testament to parental sacrifice and a love letter to children who endure unimaginable dangers while holding onto their dreams.