'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing
In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pioneer and the spirit of a vanishing Alaska-a place of incomparable beauty and danger. The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.
'A woman has to be tough as steel up here. You can't count on anyone to save you and your children. You have to be willing to save yourselves'
Thirteen-year-old Leni is coming of age in a tumultuous time. Caught in the riptide of her parents' passionate, stormy relationship, she dares to hope that Alaska will lead to a better future for her family, and a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown.
As Leni grows up in the shadow of her parents' increasingly volatile marriage, she meets Matthew. And Matthew - thoughtful, kind, and brave - makes her believe in the possibility of a better life.
'A masterclass' - Karen Swan, author of The Stolen Hours
'A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes' - Kate Morton, author of Homecoming
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A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes -- Kate Morton, author of <i>Homecoming</i> I didn't just love this book, I became obsessed with it . . . This is a story that will stay with me for a long, long time -- Karen Swan, author of <i>The Stolen Hours</i> Epic . . . By the end, I was surrounded by snow drifts of tissues damp with my tears * The Washington Post * Great characters, great plots, great emotions, who could ask for more in a novel? -- Isabel Allende on <i>The Nightingale</i> Beautifully written . . . packed with action and emotion -- Sara Gruen, bestselling author of <i>Water for Elephants </i>on <i>The Nightingale</i> Movingly written and plotted with the skill of Greek tragedy. You'll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob -- <i>Daily Mail</i> on <i>The Nightingale</i>
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Interest Age: From 18 years
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978-1-4472-8601-1 (9781447286011)
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Kristin Hannah is an award-winning international number one bestselling author with over 25 million copies of her books sold worldwide. Her most recent titles, The Four Winds, The Great Alone and The Nightingale won numerous best fiction awards and her earlier novel, Firefly Lane, is currently a blockbuster series on Netflix. The Nightingale is soon to be a major movie and is described by many as one of the most loved books of our generation. Kristin's writing has taken readers across multiple eras and to many places, but the thing that connects all of her work is the focus on what it's like being a woman in challenging times. Kristin is a lawyer-turned-writer and is the mother of one son. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle.
