I loved the intriguing title of the book and was hoping that Hardie explains it. She does: not only that but the wind element (no pun intended) is mentioned throughout at regular intervals. A nice touch, I thought and not over-played either. The short Prologue describes a young girl on the eve of her ''terrible fate.'' But fate seems to have changed its mind at the very last minute. And this strange/weird/scary event happens at the Casa al Vento - ''The House of the Wind.''