The great alone / Kristin Hannah.
"Lenora Allbright is 13 when her father convinces her mother, Cora, to forgo their inauspicious existence in Seattle and move to Kaneq, AK. It's 1974, and the former Vietnam POW sees a better future away from the noise and nightmares that plague him. Having been left a homestead by a buddy who died in the war, Ernt is secure in his beliefs, but never was a family less prepared for the reality of Alaska, the long, cold winters and isolation. Locals want to help out, especially classmate Matthew Walker, who likes everything about Leni. Yet the harsh conditions bring out the worst in Ernt, whose paranoia takes over their lives and exacerbates what Leni sees as the toxic relationship between her parents. The Allbrights are as green as greenhorns can be, and even first love must endure unimaginable hardship and tragedy as the wilderness tries to claim more victims."--Provided by the publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781683247005
- Physical Description: 647 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point large print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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Genre: | Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
When her father impulsively moves the family to mid-1970s Alaska to live off the land, young Leni and her mother are forced to confront the dangers of their lack of preparedness in the wake of a dangerous winter season. - Baker & Taylor
"In 1974, a former Vietnam POW, suffering from flashbacks and nightmares, moves his family to Alaska to live off the grid in an attempt to find peace, restoration, and freedom. They will also face dangers, both internally and externally, as they face theultimate test of the human spirit"-- - Baker & Taylor
When her volatile, former POW father impulsively moves the family to mid-1970s Alaska to live off the land, young Leni and her mother are forced to confront the dangers of their lack of preparedness in the wake of a dangerous winter season. By the best-selling author ofThe Nightingale . (general fiction). Simultaneous. - Center Point Large Print Books
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.