In a wild, remote corner of the state, they find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if means following him into the unknown.Īt first, Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming of age in a tumultuous time, caught in the riptide of her parents' passionate, stormy relationship, dares to hope that a new land will lead to a better future for her family.
When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: He will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America's last true frontier. At once a novel of the highest stakes a family can face and the bonds that can tear a community apart, The Great Alone is the finest example of Kristin Hannah's ability to weave together the deeply personal with the universal.įor a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.Įrnt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. A gripping novel of heartbreak and hope set in the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, from the bestselling author of The Nightingale.
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