The Great Alone

Kristin Hannah, 2018

IF you want a poignant tale of a family in crisis and the beautiful, evocative description of the pre-tourist Alaska circa 1974, you will love Kristin Hannah's new book. Told from the viewpoint of thirteen-year-old Leni, Hannah’s narrative follows the family to Alaska when her Vietnam veteran father, Ernst, inherits a cabin from a soldier with who he served.  His wife, Cora and Leni pull up stakes and move to the wilderness.  The change seems miraculous to the family; Ernst, who suffers from PSTD, seems content and ready to build a life. The little family is not prepared for a winter of unbelievable cold and darkness.  Everyone in the small town reaches out to help but it quickly becomes a crisis.  Ernst begins to drink and act erratically and now it is up to Cora and Leni to survive. This is an epic story about a teenage girl trapped in a toxic marriage but also a hopeful tale of  a courageous young spirit.

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