The Great Alone

by Kristin Hannah

Sometimes I feel like I’m going to crawl out of my skin. Up there, the flashbacks and shit will stop. I know it. We need this.

This is an escape. But I’m not sure Alaska is what I picture as being peaceful. He definitely wants something he’s carrying from his trauma to leave his being alone. Alaska sounds like a lonely place, so this is where he’s dragging his family instead of facing his demons.