#38 The Great Alone by Kristen HannahAlaska, 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.
Initially I was excited about this book. I enjoyed getting insight into daily life in the wilds of Alaska. Yet, I've read several other books by this author. They're usually an engaging story but more of what I'd call "chick-lit" - a little unrealistic and melodramatic. While this author has picked a more serious setting, there's still a lot of chick-lit going on here.
