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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