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The Great Alone: A Novel
by Kristin Hannah P

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Holtzbrinck Publishers (February 6, 2018)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312577230
• ISBN-13: 978-0312577230
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.3 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds

"A TRIP DE FORCE. " ― Kirkus (starred review)

Alaska, 1974.
Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.
For a family members in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.

Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home after work from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When this individual loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family members north, to Alaska, where they will reside off the grid in America's last correct frontier.

Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming old in a tumultuous period, caught in the riptide of her parents' passionate, stormy relationship, dares to hope that will a new land will lead to a better future for her family. She is eager for a place to belong. Her mom, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even though means following him into the unknown.

At first, Alaska seems to become the answer to their prayers. In a wild, remote corner of the state, they find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the local people make up for the Allbrights' lack associated with preparation and dwindling resources.

But as winter approaches and darkness descends on Alaska, Ernt's fragile mental state dips as well as the family begins to fracture. Soon the particular perils outside pale in comparison to risks from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours associated with night, Leni and her mother the terrible truth: they are on their own. Within the wild, there is no one to save them but themselves.

In this particular unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character associated with the modern American pioneer and the spirit of a vanishing Alaska―a place of incomparable beauty and danger. The Great Alone is a daring, gorgeous, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the particular fight for survival, and the wildness that will lives in both man and nature.

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