In Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new
beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that
their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic
behavior found in human nature.
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Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed
and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive
decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live off
the grid in America's last true frontier.
Cora will do anything for the man she loves, even if means following him
into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught in the riptide of her
parents' passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go
along, daring to hope this new land promises her family a better future.
In a wild, remote corner of Alaska, the Allbrights find a fiercely
independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long,
sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the newcomers'
lack of preparation and dwindling resources.
But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Ernt's fragile mental
state deteriorates. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to
threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in
eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth:
they are on their own.
