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An instant #1 New York Times bestseller.
"A Tour De Force."--Kirkus (starred review)
The Great Alone is a historical fiction novel written by American author Kristin Hannah published by St. Martin's Press in 2018. The story follows the Allbright family's move to the Alaskan wilderness and the ensuing challenges they face there.
Alaska, 1974.
Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.
For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.
Ernt Allbright--a former POW-- comes home from the Vietnam war. He is a changed and erratic man who loses his other job and makes an impulsive decision of moving north, to Alaska.
Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming of age in an uproarious time, caught in the riptide of her parents' passionate, stormy relationship, dares to hope that a new land will lead to a better future for her family. She is desperate for a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means an unstable future.
Initially, moving to Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. In a wild, remote corner of the state, they find a fiercely independent community of strong men and women. The long sunny days and generosity of the locals make up for the Allbrights' lack of preparation and dwindling resources. But as winter knocks at the door and darkness spreads, Ernt's fragile mental health deteriorates and the family begins to fracture. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of the night, Leni and her mother learn to terrible truth; they are on their own. In the wild, there is no one to save them but themselves.
In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable characters 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.
Adaptation
Before the book publication, Variety announced Sony's Tristar Pictures had preemptively purchased movie right to The Great Alone, with Elizabeth Cantillon of the Cantillon company and Laura Quicksilver as producers and Julia Cox as the screenwriter.
About the Author
Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960, in California) is an American bestselling author. She is a former lawyer turned writer. She graduated with a degree in Communication from the University of Washington and worked at an advertising agency in Seattle. She graduated from the University of Puget Sound Law School and practiced law in Seattle before becoming a full-time writer. Hannah wrote her first novel with her mother, who was dying of cancer at the time; the book was never published.Kristin is an award-winning author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, which was named Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and won the coveted People's Choice award for best fiction in the same year. Additionally, it was named Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, The Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week. Hannah's this bestselling novel sold over two million copies and published in 43 languages.
Her first novel published in the UK, Night Road, was one of eight books selected for the UK's 2011 TV Book Club Summer Read. Her other work, The Great Alone, was published by St. Martin's Press in 2018 and became an instant New York Times #1 bestseller. It has been also voted the Best Historical Novel of the year 2018 by Goodreads readers. Her latest novel is The Four Winds which was published on February 2, 2021.
Three of Hannah's novels have been optioned for films: Home Front, The Nightingale, and The Great Alone. Her book Firefly Lane was turned into a Netflix original series, starring Sarah Chalke and Katherine Heigl which premiered on February 3rd, 2021.
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Rating: 4.7/5
Author: Kristin Hannah
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (Illustrated edition)
Publishing Date: February 6, 2018
Edition Language: English
Genre: Mothers & Children Fiction, Women's Domestic Life Fiction, Family Life Fiction
ISBN-10: 0312577230
ISBN-13: 978-0312577230
Pages: 448 (Hardcover)
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