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    "annotation": "<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<P><br />\n<p>'A woman has to be tough as steel up here. You can't count on anyone to save you and your children.<br />\nYou have to be willing to save yourselves.'</p><p>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 means following him into the unknown.</p><p>As Leni grows up in the shadow of her parents' increasingly volatile marriage, she meets Matthew. And Matthew - thoughtful, kind, brave - makes her believe in the possibility of a better life . . .</p><p>An epic story of human survival and love, and an intimate portrait of a family tested beyond endurance, The Great Alone offers a glimpse into a vanishing way of life in America. With her trademark combination of elegant prose and deeply drawn characters, Kristin Hannah celebrates the remarkable and enduring strength of women.</p><p>'A masterclass' Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Swan</p><p>'Rapturous' New York Times</p><p>'Epic' Washington Post</p></P><br />",
    "description": "<p>A gripping novel of heartbreak and hope set in the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, from the bestselling author of The Nightingale. At once a novel of the highest stakes a family can face and the bonds that can tear a community apart, The Great Alone is the finest example of Kristin Hannah's ability to weave together the deeply personal with the universal.</p>\n<p><strong><em>Alaska, 1974.</em> </strong><br /><br /><strong><em>Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.</em> </strong><br /><br /><strong><em>For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.</em></strong><br /><br /> Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: He will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America's last true frontier. <br /><br /> Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming of age in a tumultuous 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 means following him into the unknown. <br /><br /> At first, 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 even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the Allbrights' lack of preparation and dwindling resources. <br /><br /> But as winter approaches and darkness descends on Alaska, Ernt's fragile mental state deteriorates and the family begins to fracture. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in 18 hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: They are on their own. In the wild, there is no one to save them but themselves. <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. <em>The Great Alone</em> is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night book about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.</p>",
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