The Great Alone: A Novel

In Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone, a desperate circle of relatives seeks a new beginning within 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)
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Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet any other job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they’re going to live off the grid in The us’s last true frontier.

Cora will do anything for the man she loves, despite the fact that means following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught within the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go along, daring to hope this new land promises her circle of relatives 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’ loss of preparation and dwindling resources.

But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates. Soon the perils outdoor pale compared 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’re on their own.