The Great Alone : from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Women

The Great Alone is a daring, stay-up-all-night story of love and the remarkable strength of women, from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Women.

'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'

Alaska, 1974. Untamed. Unforgiving. Unpredictable.

For thirteen-year-old Leni Allbright, Alaska is supposed to be a fresh start. Her father, a former POW, is desperate to leave the world behind. Her mother, Cora, will follow the man she loves anywhere, even to the edge of the earth.

But as winter descends and darkness blankets the land, the Allbrights realize they are woefully unprepared. The danger doesn't just lurk in the wilderness outside; it lives within the walls of their own cabin.

In the shadow of a volatile marriage and a landscape that wants to kill them, Leni must decide: how far will she go to survive?

This new edition comes with exciting bonus content to dig deeper into The Great Alone: a conversation with Kristin Hannah and reading group questions.

Praise for Kristin Hannah

‘A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes’ – Kate Morton

‘Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph’ – Taylor Jenkins Reid

'A master storyteller' – Delia Owens

‘Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism’ – Bonnie Garmus

Readers love The Great Alone

‘Enthralling! Be prepared to laugh, cry, and everything in between’

‘A book that will both transport you and transform you’

‘Heartbreaking in the best way’

MEDIA REVIEWS

A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes - Kate Morton, author of Homecoming

I didn’t just love this book, I became obsessed with it . . . This is a story that will stay with me for a long, long time - Karen Swan, author of The Stolen Hours

Epic . . . By the end, I was surrounded by snow drifts of tissues damp with my tears - The Washington Post

Great characters, great plots, great emotions, who could ask for more in a novel? - Isabel Allende on The Nightingale

Beautifully written . . . packed with action and emotion - Sara Gruen, bestselling author of Water for Elephants on The Nightingale

Movingly written and plotted with the skill of Greek tragedy. You’ll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob - Daily Mail on The Nightingale

Hannah’s tale, rich with period detail, is an impassioned tribute to the heroism of the many thousands who did serve, as well as a hymn to female solidarity in the darkest of settings. It’s a surprisingly original take on a well-trodden subject - The Times on The Women

Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph - Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six on The Women

Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism - Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry on The Women

Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing on The Women