Book Nerd Nomad

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah follows the life of Leni, a thirteen year old girl who’s father returns from the war a changed man. He struggles to keep a job and is always moving the family around in search of greener pastures. Leni’s mother is a dedicated wife who loves her husband and would follow him to the ends of the earth. So when Leni’s father inherits a plot of land in a small town in Alaska. Her father, as always, tells his family he needs this change. That moving to Alaska would be good for all of them. Once in Alaska Leni begins to learn how to survive like all the locals. She makes friends with a few people mean while her father is unraveling and begins to lose himself because of his PTSD. He begins to become physically abusive to Caro, Leni’s mother. Everyone the town tells Cora to leave him but, she refuses. She is a dedicated wife determined to stick by her husband. Until he strikes Leni. Her protective instincts kick into overdrive.

Okay, I will leave the rest for you to find out. I read this book last month and I still think about it. The Author, per her usual, has written a master piece. It was the first book I had ever read by her. Kristin Hannah gained another loyal fan by publishing this book. This book has been described as “amazing, epic, one of a kind, unforgettable” and I stand behind all of those discretions.

#1 New York Times Instant Bestseller (February 2018)
A People “Book of the Week”
Buzzfeed’s “Most Anticipated Women’s Fiction Reads of 2018”
Seattle Times’s “Books to Look Forward to in 2018”