Volveras a Alaska / The Great Alone

Ernt Allbright vuelve de la guerra de Vietnam convertido en un hombre distinto. Incapaz de mantener un trabajo, toma una decisin impulsiva: toda su familia comenzar una nueva vida en la salvaje Alaska, la ltima frontera.

Con apenas 13 aos, su hija Leni ans-a encontrar su lugar en el mundo, mientras que su mujer, Cora, estar-a dispuesta a cualquier cosa por el hombre al que ama, aunque eso signifique seguirle en su aventura hacia lo desconocido.

En una inhspita y remota esquina del pa-s, los Allbright encontrarn una pequea comunidad de hombres aguerridos y mujeres an ms fuertes en la que labrarse un nuevo futuro. All-, Leni tendr que madurar muy deprisa, enfrentndose al desaf-o de una naturaleza desmesurada y cruel, a lo que oculta su propia familia y a la tormentosa relacin de sus padres. Pero cuando el invierno llegue y el fr-o y la oscuridad lo invadan todo, madre e hija descubrirn que, en un entorno hostil, nadie puede salvarte ms que t mismo.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

"A TOUR DE FORCE." ―Kirkus (starred review)

Alaska, 1974.
Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.
For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.

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.

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.

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.

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 eighteen 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.

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 that lives in both man and nature.