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.

'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character 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 of both man and nature. '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' Thirteen-year-old Leni is coming of age in a tumultuous time. Caught in the riptide of her parents' passionate, stormy relationship, she dares to hope that Alaska will lead to a better future for her family and a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown. As Leni grows up in the shadow of her parents' increasingly volatile marriage, she meets Matthew. And Matthew - thoughtful, kind, and brave - makes her believe in the possibility of a better life. 'A masterclass' - Karen Swan, author of The Stolen Hours 'A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes' - Kate Morton, author of Homecoming

Details

ISBN13: 9781035088096
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 464
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Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x13(L)x2.8(W)314
Weight (gm): 314

Author Biography

Kristin Hannah is an award-winning international number one bestseller with over 25 million copies of her books sold worldwide. The Women, along with her recent novels The Four Winds, The Great Alone and The Nightingale, is already the winner of numerous best fiction awards, and is soon to become a major movie. Her earlier novel Firefly Lane was a number one blockbuster series on Netflix. Kristin's writing has taken readers across multiple eras and to many places, but the thing that connects all of her work is the focus on what it's like being a woman in challenging times. Kristin is a lawyer-turned-writer and is the mother of one son. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle.

Reviews

A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes -- Kate Morton, author of Homecoming
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 -- Karen Swan, author of The Stolen Hours
Epic . . . By the end, I was surrounded by snow drifts of tissues damp with my tears * The Washington Post *
Great characters, great plots, great emotions, who could ask for more in a novel? -- Isabel Allende on The Nightingale
Beautifully written . . . packed with action and emotion -- Sara Gruen, bestselling author of Water for Elephants on The Nightingale
Movingly written and plotted with the skill of Greek tragedy. You’ll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob -- Daily Mail on The Nightingale
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 * The Times on The Women *
Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six on The Women
Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism -- Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry on The Women
Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful -- Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing on The Women