The Great Alone
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4.5 • 487 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
Alaska, 1974. Untamed. Unpredictable. A story of a family in crisis struggling to survive at the edge of the world, it is also a story of young and enduring love.
Cora Allbright and her husband Ernt, a recently-returned Vietnam veteran scarred by the war, uproot their thirteen year old daughter Leni to start a new life in Alaska. Utterly unprepared for the weather and the isolation, but welcomed by the close-knit community, they fight to build a home in this harsh, beautiful wilderness.
At once an epic story of human survival and love, and an intimate portrait of a family tested beyond endurance, The Great Alone offers a glimpse into a vanishing way of life in America. With her trademark combination of elegant prose and deeply drawn characters, Kristin Hannah has delivered an enormously powerful story that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the remarkable and enduring strength of women.
About the highest stakes a family can face and the bonds that can tear a community apart, this is a novel as spectacular and powerful as Alaska itself. It is the finest example of Kristin Hannah’s ability to weave together the deeply personal with the universal.
'I didn't just love this book, I became obsessed with it . . . Hannah has delivered a masterclass in all the different ways love can both save us and destroy us.' - Sunday Times top ten bestselling author Karen Swan
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Set in Alaska in the 1970s, Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone is a riveting, suspenseful story about teenager Leni, whose troubled Vietnam-vet father decides to start over as a homesteader. Speaking to us about her books, Hannah—the bestselling author of The Nightingale—said her top priority is creating characters who feel absolutely real. As Leni and her mother’s existence becomes more and more perilous, we become increasingly invested in their well-being. With its vivid natural settings and wonderful depictions of a resilient, isolated community, Hannah’s novel is an immersive adventure.
Customer Reviews
Another heartbreaking story from this author. Hard topic but a good read
A little long winded but a great and interesting story.
You just have to read it
This is the only book that truly moved me to tears. An absolute triumph and a must read. I hope it impacts you as much as it did me
Brilliant and emotional
A wonderful book, well written and an emotional roller coaster with tragedy and deep happiness. Thoroughly recommended!