The Great Alone

By (author) Hannah Kristin; By (author) Hannah, Kristin
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A gripping novel of family dynamics, heartbreak and hope which tugs at the heartstrings, set against the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Women and The Nightingale.
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The Great Alone is a daring, stay-up-all-night story of love and the remarkable strength of women, from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Women.

''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''

Alaska, 1974. Untamed. Unforgiving. Unpredictable.

For thirteen-year-old Leni Allbright, Alaska is supposed to be a fresh start. Her father, a former POW, is desperate to leave the world behind. Her mother, Cora, will follow the man she loves anywhere, even to the edge of the earth.

But as winter descends and darkness blankets the land, the Allbrights realize they are woefully unprepared. The danger doesn''t just lurk in the wilderness outside; it lives within the walls of their own cabin.

In the shadow of a volatile marriage and a landscape that wants to kill them, Leni must decide: how far will she go to survive?

This new edition comes with exciting bonus content to dig deeper into The Great Alone: a conversation with Kristin Hannah and reading group questions.

Praise for Kristin Hannah

‘A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes’ – Kate Morton

‘Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph’ – Taylor Jenkins Reid

''A master storyteller'' – Delia Owens

‘Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism’ – Bonnie Garmus

Readers love The Great Alone

‘Enthralling! Be prepared to laugh, cry, and everything in between’

‘A book that will both transport you and transform you’

‘Heartbreaking in the best way’

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A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes
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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
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Epic . . . By the end, I was surrounded by snow drifts of tissues damp with my tears
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Great characters, great plots, great emotions, who could ask for more in a novel?
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Beautifully written . . . packed with action and emotion
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Movingly written and plotted with the skill of Greek tragedy. You’ll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob
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Hannah’s tale, rich with period detail, is an impassioned tribute to the heroism of the many thousands who did serve, as well as a hymn to female solidarity in the darkest of settings. It’s a surprisingly original take on a well-trodden subject
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Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph
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Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism
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Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful
Biographical note:
Kristin Hannah is an award-winning international number one bestseller with more than 25 million copies of her books sold worldwide. Her novels include, most recently, The Women (which topped the Sunday Times bestseller chart), The Four Winds and The Great Alone. The Nightingale is the winner of numerous best fiction awards and is soon to become a major movie, and Kristin’s much-loved earlier novel Firefly Lane<