What the Wind Knows

Do you think the characters were realistically portrayed? Describe these character’s personalities.

Were you able to feel or relate to the intensity of love between Thomas and Anne? What about the love between Eoin and Anne?

How does Thomas and Eoin’s relationship compare to that of Anne’s and Eoin’s?

Could you relate to Michael Collins’s desire for Irish Independence? Did his passion inspire you?

What character traits stand out to you about Anne? How was she different to the Anne of the past?

What are your thoughts on the Yeats poems at the beginnings of each chapter? Did you have a favorite?

How did the journal entries contribute to the story? Were you able to learn historical facts through them? Did they make you feel more connected to the history?

Based on the prologue, did you expect the ending or were you surprised?

Did you think the ending was appropriate? How would you have liked to have seen the ending go?

Has this book changed you, broadened your perspective?