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The Great Alone

The Great Alone

By Kristin Hannah

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In Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature.

Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live off the grid in America's last true frontier.

Cora will do anything for the man she loves, even if means following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught in the riptide of her parents' passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go along, daring to hope this new land promises her family a better future.

In a wild, remote corner of Alaska, the Allbrights find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the newcomers' lack of preparation and dwindling resources.

But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Ernt's fragile mental state deteriorates. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own.

Book details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
September 24, 2019
ISBN
9781250229533
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pages
576
Language
English
BISAC
Fiction, Women, Family Life, Parenthood & Children, Thrillers, Domestic
Themes
Feminine, Family
Related subjects
Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Veterans, Ex-prisoners of war, Families, Alaska, Social life and customs, 20th century, Domestic fiction, Historical fiction

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