The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames Valley. In 1908, Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England. He moved back to Berkshire, where he had lived as a child, and spent his time by the River Thames doing much as
An Instant in the Wind An Instant in the Wind An Instant in the Wind is a 1975 novel by André Brink which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Set in 1751, the novel focuses on the relationship of a white woman and a black slave. "Kirkus Reviews" describes the novel as beginning with conflict, but quickly descending into "sensual, cerebral dialogues on love and personhood." Because Brinks's 1973 novel "Looking on Darkness" was banned by the Apartheid government, the novel was initially published privately for subscribers only. Reviewing the novel in 1976, "Kirkus Reviews" described the novel as a success, writing that "Even