Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press, and Kristin Hannah for the opportunity to read and review her latest work - it is fabulous! I'm a huge fan of Kristin Hannah's work and this will not disappoint.
Set in the early 1970s, this was a time when women couldn't get their own credit card without their husband's permission and domestic abuse was swept under the rug. The Allbright family is always just scraping by - Ernt is a former POW in the Vietnam War and came back with what would now be diagnosed as PTSD - nightmares, violent attacks, unable to hold a job. His wife Cora is still in love with the Ernt of Before and says that he is sick and you don't abandon someone if they are sick. Daughter Leni is used to switching schools and constantly moving. Ernt eventually moves them to Alaska - the Alaska that is so remote and beautiful but very inhospitable, especially to those unprepared for its own cruelties. With the help of the close-knit community, the Allbrights start figuring out how to survive. However, the long winters of almost all day darkness make Ernt worse. Cora and Leni have to learn to navigate him and their new world.
This is the story of powerful strong women who roll up their shirtsleeves and do what needs to be done. It's the story of love - and all the different forms that takes. Hannah's beautiful writing literally transports you into the Alaskan wilderness where danger can come at any time but also speaks of a lifestyle that changes your soul.
Such an amazing book - highly recommended!
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