The Great Alone
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Narrated by:
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Julia Whelan
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By:
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Kristin Hannah
About this listen
The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss from the number one bestselling author of The Four Winds, The Nightingale and The Women.
‘A master storyteller’ - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing
‘A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes’ - Kate Morton, author of Homecoming
‘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.
With her trademark combination of elegant prose and deeply drawn characters, Kristin Hannah celebrates the remarkable and enduring strength of women.
‘A masterclass’ - Karen Swan, author of The Stolen Hours
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- JWMcCallum
- 31-05-21
Wonderful escapism
Loved this novel... you can totally lose yourself in this story. This comes highly recommended
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- John Wilkinson
- 15-01-22
One of the best modern historical novels I’ve ever read.
Period.
I shall definitely be listening to more from Kristin Hannah.
Soft yet brutal. Vivid while being blurry.
The somnolent narration fits perfectly.
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- MRS VIVIEN GEARY
- 27-02-21
Atmospheric
Fantastic story making Alaska come alive for the listener.
Sad and happy and engages all your emotions
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- Kate
- 03-07-19
My mother said read it, it’s a proper story...
And she was right! I loved everything about this book! Having travelled through Canada and Alaska in my early 20s in a bid to see the great outdoors I can relate to so much of this story! Please write a sequel!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-09-20
Enthralling
loved it from the start. Descriptive and emotive. A story of strong resilient women and a beautiful mother daughter relationship.
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- Jeanine Heismann
- 26-08-20
Spellbinding story & eloquent narration
This story combines, a coming of age tale of womanhood and romance in the 970s with a brutal family saga. the characters were well fleshed out and relatable. The writers love for Alaska shines through.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-04-20
Unforgettable
Adored the story, the characters and the setting. It was beautifully read and I truly didn't want it to end. I read this after The Nightingale and it didn't disappoint.
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- mrs lisa powell
- 16-02-20
Beautiful
A beautiful well written descriptive book that made me cry , a bit long in places but keep going it’s worth it .
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- LiMaDo
- 26-01-21
mMoving and beautiful book. Epic
I loved this book. I engaged in some ugly crying at points but only because it was so powerful. Loved it.
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- Cristy
- 16-01-20
Gripping stuff
Captiviting storytelling. It has been a long time since I was so engaged by a novel
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