<b>'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' Delia Owens</b>, author of <i>Where the Crawdads Sing</i><br /><br />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. <i>The Great Alone </i>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.<br /><br /><b><i>‘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’</i></b><br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />‘A masterclass’<b> - Karen Swan,</b> author of <i>The Stolen Hours</i><br /><br />‘A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes’<b> - Kate Morton, </b>author of <i>Homecoming</i>