The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah

In  October we met at Kathy's home to discuss her book

"The Great Alone" by Kristen Hannah who also wrote

another book we had read entitled, "The Nightingale",

The book is about a family who move to Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula

to seek a new beginning, They are totally unprepared for the

unpredictable environment of this remote area, The Dad is 

suffering from post traumatic stress from Vietnam and the

mother and teenager Leni are subjected to his abusive behavior.

They are fortunate to enlist the help of the fiercely independent men

and women of the community.

Some people liked the beautiful descriptions of the natural beauty

of Alaska. The story is told mostly through the eyes of the 16

year old Leni who grows up to be a strong woman, There were

some similarities between Kya in the Crawdad book and Leni in

this book.

Donna chose "Ordinary Grace"  by William Kent Kreuger 

to be our next book.