Few stories have left me reflecting on my own life so deeply. It was a book that made me feel, in more than a transient way about fictional characters. Even though I have so little in common with Leni and her family, reading about their lives sent me back through many of my own most powerful memories. This is a perfect winter read, but even with summer settling in I was completely immersed in the cold, harsh world of this Alaskan wilderness. The Great Alone was more than a story for me– it was a mood.
There was no police station, no telephone service, no one to hear you scream.” “They lived on a piece of land that couldn’t be accessed by water at low tide, on a peninsula with only a handful of people and hundreds of wild animals, in a climate harsh enough to kill you. Leni’s dad turns violent, her mom turns secretive, and Leni is caught in the middle of her parents’ destructive relationship. When the long, dark Alaskan winter sets in, however, they realize they have a lot to learn about Alaska, about survival, and about each other. It’s immediately obvious that they lack most of the necessary skills for living off the land in a dangerous environment, but they’re willing to try. Unprepared for the wilderness, Leni and her parents set off in their VW bus to learn how to start a new life off the grid.
And then a buddy from the army leaves him a cabin in Alaska. He drinks a lot, he can’t hold a job, he moves the family from place to place. She was too young when he left to remember much of their life before the war, but she knows he’s struggling in the aftermath. When her new novel, The Great Alone, released earlier this year, I discovered that I was much more interested in reading about Alaska, and I finally found the time to pick up my first Kristin Hannah novel.Ībout the book: When Leni’s dad, a POW from the Vietnam war, finally returns home, he’s not the same. I thought I should start there even though I’ve got some issues with WWII historical fiction. I’ve been wanting to read a Kristin Hannah book since The Nightingale‘s publication.
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