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When the Wind Blows |  | Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  664 reviews
Sales Rank: 360133
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0316693324
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316693325
ASIN: 0316693324
Publication Date: October 28, 1998
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Product Description
Hardback, excellent dust cover, name written on first page, binding, and pages clean inside
Amazon.com Review
Taking a break from his phenomenally successful Alex Cross series, James Patterson's When the Wind Blows is as much child's fantasy as it is an adult nightmare. The novel moves away from the gritty Washington, D.C., setting of the Cross books and follows the daily life of Frannie O'Neill, a Colorado veterinarian. After the mysterious death of her husband several years before, Frannie retreated to an isolated life in her Colorado practice. But a series of bizarre events suddenly disrupts her lonely routine. On a personal level, she is shaken by her new tenant--Kit Harrison. Kit's too handsome and too friendly and he's a hunter (or so Frannie thinks). He's also recovering from a devastating personal tragedy, and, as Frannie eventually learns, he's really an FBI agent using his vacation to follow a crucial lead. But Kit isn't the one that's got Frannie concerned. As she says after stopping her Suburban one night to check out something on the side of the road: "What I saw was way beyond my abilities to imagine, beyond my comprehension, my system of belief, and maybe beyond my ability to communicate right now. The little girl's arms were folded back in a peculiar way, but when she lifted them--feathers fanned out." The girl is Max, and the mystery of her wings leads Frannie and Kit into a massive conspiracy involving secret genetic research and the scientific manipulation of the human species. Patterson, a former advertising executive who coined such catchy phrases as "Nupe it!," knows how to entertain. His chapters are always short (some only two pages), and his writing is clear and unobtrusive; the reading experience is brisk--akin to watching a summer blockbuster. The book is not as dark or as weighty as the tales of detective-psychologist Alex Cross, but while some fans may be disappointed by Patterson's migration from pure suspense fiction, his first-person narrator Frannie, has a quirky realism that keeps this flight of fancy mostly on stable ground. --Patrick O'Kelley
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 Wonderful and unexpected great story July 16, 2010
Frankie Sutton (North Carolina)
This book was so good I didn't want it to end. It has a storyline that is very relevant to events of our time.
It will make you stop and think, could this happen to us?
 a good read June 2, 2010
J. Robert Ewbank (Mobile, Alabama)
I enjoyed this James Patterson book. Some of his books are uneven but for me this one was a very enjoyable read. His talent is evident in this one.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natual Man, and the 'Isms'"
Now I know what happened... May 20, 2010
K. Dion (NH)
I have read both When the wind blows and Lake house... I really liked the books. Yes it IS science fiction.... I don't know why some of you are SOOO discusted with these books... you didnt HAVE to read them... go back to the same old thing you're used to reading, god forbid you use your imagination. I was wondering what happened to these books as I thought there would be at least one more after Lakehouse... I just wanted to keep reading!!! I remember thinking oh geez ... kids with wings... come on. But by the end I was hooked and really fell in love with the characters. So if you are reading this review wondering if you should read these books they are well worth the read. They are different from the serial killers and tricky motive killers you are accustomed to. I wonder if there was ever a 3rd book but all these haters' reviews ruined it for MANY of us who enjoyed these books.... so I am actually going to start the Max ride books... I was hesitant because I would be disappointed if it was a totally different character base. But GEE these books about winged kids SURE flew off the shelves!!! James just has a great imagination.... love all his books!!!!
Good Read February 25, 2010
David Tadlock (Honoraville, AL.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was definitely different but it was a good read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I already have The Lake House that I will start on to see what happens next.
 Garbage Is Too Nice A Word For This One! February 6, 2010
megordon/texas
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wouldn't have liked this even at age 8. I like things that are at least remotely possible. (Tom Sawyer - Huck Finn ?) Or well written, definite fantasy such as Grimm's/Andersen's fairy tales - Wizard of Oz - Alice in Wonderland, et al.
When The Wind Blows fails on all counts. It is unforgiveably poorly written as well as being inferior fantasy. Those of you who would have given Patterson no stars, if available, are much too generous. I'm holding out for negative stars.
Like the majority of fans of Patterson's, I enjoy his Alex Cross books, as well as The Women's Murder Club books. His other novels, such as The Thomas Berryman Number are O.K. He should stick to what he knows and leave the fantasy to those who are good at it.
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