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The Great Alone

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Set in 1974 Alaska, The Great Alone follows the Allbright family as they escape their turbulent past by moving to the near-isolated wilderness. Veterans of war and hardship, they strive to build a new life off the grid, but the brutal environment tests their strength and unity. As winter closes in, the true battle emerges from within, challenging their survival in unexpected ways.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for readers who appreciate emotional family dramas and vivid atmospheric settings, especially those interested in stories of resilience and the complexities of human nature amid harsh environments.

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In The Great Alone. the new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska.

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#1 New York Times Instant Bestseller

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 behaviour found in human nature.

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 it 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780312577230

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 February 2018

Imprint: St. Martin's Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 239.0mm

Weight: 703g

Pages: 448

About the Author

Kristin Hannah is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the The Nightingale, a major motion picture directed by Michelle MacLaren, and The Great Alone, set in Alaska. Hannah is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers Firefly Lane, Winter Garden, Night Road, Fly Away, and Home Front, which has been optioned for film by 1492 Films (producers of the Oscar-nominated film The Help) with Chris Columbus attached to write, produce, and direct. She is the mother of one son and lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest.

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