The Great Alone

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.

#1 New York Times Instant Bestseller (February 2018)
A People “Book of the Week”
Buzzfeed’s “Most Anticipated Women’s Fiction Reads of 2018”
Seattle Times’s “Books to Look Forward to in 2018”

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.