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The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alaska Stars
This book bought out ALL of the feels from me, I have read a few by this author, so I knew i liked her writing style, and this one blew me away!
Told through the eyes of our protagonist Lemi, we see her growing up in a household with her and her parents.
Her father was an ex POW from Vietnam, and has PTSD although in those days (1974) this had not been recognised or diagnosed yet.
Her mother was kind, sweet and always looking to make her husband happy...ALWAYS!
The rule in the house was basically, if your father is happy, then we'll all be happy, and unfortunately, this means jumping from place to place, running from bills and creditors, and starting new schools.
Lemi doesn't really see the bad side of the marriage, her parents manage to keep that part quiet, but she does hear the fighting, and the breaking of things, and her mother telling her that she is just clumsy and walked into a door!
The dark days really seem to set her father off, his moods change, and so does his temper.
One day when he comes home to tell them that one of his old Vietnam buddies has left him some land in Alaska and they can go and live off of the land and finally be happy, Lemi doesn't really want to leave another school, but what makes Dad happy.......
He says that this will be the making of them, that they can be really happy there, and she believes him.
After moving there with practically nothing with them, the "cabin" (read that as shack) proves, at the beginning to be just what the family needed, and they are all so happy.
The locals are wonderful and all help them out, and Lemi finally finds somewhere where she belongs.
Until Alaska decides otherwise!
You see, for 6 months of the year, Alaska is in perpetual darkness, constant night time, Dads drinking gets the better of him, and his jealousy towards one of the locals is a recipe for disaster!
There was so much more in the book I could gush about, I could practically close my eyes and see everything the author wrote, it was such a wonderful story.
🎧🎧 Narrated by the always amazing Julia Whelan, who brought every character to life, her narration was just perfect, and i can't think of a better person to narrate this wonderful book.
Definitely save a credit for this one guys, it's a Feeler 😥😭
This book bought out ALL of the feels from me, I have read a few by this author, so I knew i liked her writing style, and this one blew me away!
Told through the eyes of our protagonist Lemi, we see her growing up in a household with her and her parents.
Her father was an ex POW from Vietnam, and has PTSD although in those days (1974) this had not been recognised or diagnosed yet.
Her mother was kind, sweet and always looking to make her husband happy...ALWAYS!
The rule in the house was basically, if your father is happy, then we'll all be happy, and unfortunately, this means jumping from place to place, running from bills and creditors, and starting new schools.
Lemi doesn't really see the bad side of the marriage, her parents manage to keep that part quiet, but she does hear the fighting, and the breaking of things, and her mother telling her that she is just clumsy and walked into a door!
The dark days really seem to set her father off, his moods change, and so does his temper.
One day when he comes home to tell them that one of his old Vietnam buddies has left him some land in Alaska and they can go and live off of the land and finally be happy, Lemi doesn't really want to leave another school, but what makes Dad happy.......
He says that this will be the making of them, that they can be really happy there, and she believes him.
After moving there with practically nothing with them, the "cabin" (read that as shack) proves, at the beginning to be just what the family needed, and they are all so happy.
The locals are wonderful and all help them out, and Lemi finally finds somewhere where she belongs.
Until Alaska decides otherwise!
You see, for 6 months of the year, Alaska is in perpetual darkness, constant night time, Dads drinking gets the better of him, and his jealousy towards one of the locals is a recipe for disaster!
There was so much more in the book I could gush about, I could practically close my eyes and see everything the author wrote, it was such a wonderful story.
🎧🎧 Narrated by the always amazing Julia Whelan, who brought every character to life, her narration was just perfect, and i can't think of a better person to narrate this wonderful book.
Definitely save a credit for this one guys, it's a Feeler 😥😭