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My third book by Kristin Hannah and loved all of it. Each book is different but the emotion it bought to the reader is superb.
The Great Alone is a historical fiction novel in which follows the story of Allbright family as they finds their home in Alaska, the great alone. Another story of strong women who fights for themselves. Leni, the daughter of a man with nightmares and traumatic past of war, Ernt and the beloved wife, Cora. Leni found her best friend and love of her life Matthew, but life w ...more
The Great Alone is a historical fiction novel in which follows the story of Allbright family as they finds their home in Alaska, the great alone. Another story of strong women who fights for themselves. Leni, the daughter of a man with nightmares and traumatic past of war, Ernt and the beloved wife, Cora. Leni found her best friend and love of her life Matthew, but life w ...more
I haven't sobbed at a book like I sobbed at this book for years. Hannah is the master of writing about perseverance through struggle and she does it in a way where you can't help but be moved. The plot moves at a rapid pace through a whole range of events but it never feels overblown, you are just swept up in the epic struggle of the central characters. I absolutely loved it!
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What an amazing, great read!
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The great alone is the wilderness in all of us and specifically the wilderness in Alaska. Lenora and her family move to a small coastal town near Homer, Alaska. Her father is plagued with flashbacks, nightmares and ptsd from his time as a prisoner in Vietnam. During the summer sunny months there is work, accomplishments and love but as the weather gets colder the darkness moves in and her father becomes more and more dangerous. Cora (Lenora's mother) puts herself in a position where there will b
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I would have never picked up this book, and I would have missed out on a truly incredible reading experience.
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