Kristin Hannah reads the acknowledgements.įor a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.Įrnt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. This program is read by acclaimed narrator Julia Whelan, whose enchanting voice brought Gone Girl and Fates and Furies to life. The Great Alone is a daring and touching tale about the fight for survival, love and loss, and the beauty of the great Alaskan wilderness.The newest audiobook sensation from Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of The Nightingale. In this story reflecting the human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah shares the resolute character of American pioneer and the spirit of vanishing Alaska-a wilderness full of beauty and danger. There was no one to save them but themselves.

With only six to eight hours of daylight, Leni and her mother realize that they are on their own. Soon, the dangers of the Alaskan wilderness were nothing compared to the danger impending within the walls of their own home. And the summer days allowed for the family to prepare for the winter and as it approached and darkness began to descent on Alaska, Ernt's mental state dwindled along with the night and the family began to fracture.

There had been lots of hope for the family moving to Alaska being in the wilder and more isolated part of the state, they meet a fierce and independent community of strong individuals. Her mother, Cora, would do anything to make the man she loves happy, even if it meant following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni Allbright is a girl growing up in a tumultuous time, caught in between her parents' stormy relationship, who grows up hoping that moving to a new land will change their lives for the better-desperate to feel like she belongs somewhere. Ernt Allbright comes home from a war in Vietnam different from whom he was before and when he receives a letter from the father of his friend who died in the war and he brings his family up north-to Alaska, where they would live off the grid in America's last true frontier. Instead, we highly encourage you to buy the full version. This book is not intended to replace the original book. This book summary and analysis was created for individuals who want to extract the essential contents and are too busy to go through the full version.

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