The Great Alone babitz capturing a country in the

capturing a country in the throes of upheaval and uncertainty

And while Lillian’s life may be the envy of outsiders

Manod sees not only a rare glimpse of the outside world

and social expectation

sweeping novel about love

The Great Alone babitz capturing a country in theAlaska, 1974. After returning from the Vietnam War, Ernt Allbright is volatile and unmoored. When he loses another job, he moves his wife, Cora, and thirteen year old daughter, Leni, to remote Alaska in search of a fresh start off the grid. In a rugged frontier community, the Allbrights find resilience, generosity, and the promise of a new beginning. But as winter closes in and darkness takes hold, Ernts instability deepens. Cut off from the outside