The Great Alone (Large Print)

Description

In this powerful novel of endurance and resilience, Kristin Hannah introduces us to the struggling Allbright family. It is 1974, a time of social and political unrest in America. The Vietnam War has divided the country, the world is an increasingly dangerous place, and the idealism of a previous generation is gone. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home a changed, volatile man who suffers from flashbacks and nightmares. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in Americas last true frontier. There, he is sure he will find peace and freedom. His daughter, Leni, a girl coming of age in a tumultuous time, caught in the riptide of her parents passionate, stormy relationship, dares to hope - once again - that this move will heal her father and their family. At first, Alaska seems to be the answer to their unhappiness. But as winter approaches and darkness descends on Alaska, Ernts fragile mental state deteriorates and the family begins to fracture. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. With her honest, lyrical prose and deep insights into the human heart, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pioneer and the soul of a vanishing Alaska - a place of incomparable allure and danger.