Book : The Great Alone A Novel - Hannah, Kristin

-Titulo Original : The Great Alone A Novel

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St. Martins Griffin

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About the Author KRISTIN HANNAH is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including The Nightingale, The Great Alone, and The Four Winds. A former lawyer turned writer, she lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest. 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. Review Praise for The Great Alone: An instant #1 New York Times bestseller (February 2018) | A 2018 Indie Next Pick One of... Southern Livings Books Coming Out This Winter That We Cant Wait to Read Pop Sugars 10 Most Anticipated Books of 2018 Working Mothers Most Anticipated Books of 2018 Brit & Cos Most Anticipated Books of 2018 Seattle Times Books to Look Forward to in 2018 The Everygirls 10 New Novels to Read this Winter Refinery 29sBest Books of February BuzzFeedsMost Anticipated Womens Fiction Reads of 2018 Featuring a rich cast of characters and elevated by the riveting portrayal of homesteading in Alaska in the 1970s, this is a compassionate story of a family. People, Book of the Week This epic atmospheric novel examines humans will to endure the unthinkable. Real Simple magazine There are many great things about this book...It will thrill her fans with its combination of Greek tragedy, Romeo and Juliet-like coming of age story and domestic potboiler. She recreates in magical detail the lives of Alaskas homesteaders...and is just as specific and authentic in her depiction of the spiritual wounds of post-Vietnam America. A tour de force. Kirkus (starred review) Hannah vividly evokes the natural beauty and danger of Alaska and paints a compelling portrait of a family in crisis and a community on the brink of change. Booklist Reliably alluring...The Great Alone is packed with rapturous descriptions of Alaskan scenery… Hannah remembers and summons an undeveloped wilderness, describing a gloriously pristine region in the days before cruise ships discovered it. New York Times In this latest from Hannah, the landscape is hard and bleak but our young heroine learns to accept it and discover her true self...fans will appreciate the astuteness of the story and the unbreakable connection between mother and child. Library Journal Hannah skillfully situates the emotional family saga in the events and culture of the late ’70s... But it’s her tautly drawn characters Large Marge, Genny, Mad Earl, Tica, Tom who contribute not only to Leni’s improbable survival but to her salvation amid her family’s trag