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SUMMARY:Sunday NovelTea : The Great Alone
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DESCRIPTION:Sunday afternoon book group for adults.  Join us as we discuss
  The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah.  Grab your favorite cup of tea and joi
 n us on Zoom..\nhttps://hoover.libnet.info/event/4691726
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 p>\n<p>Alaska\, 1974.<br />Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.<br />For a
  family in crisis\, the ultimate test of survival.</p>\n<p>Ernt Allbright\
 , a former POW\, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile ma
 n. 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&rsquo\;s last true frontier.</p>\n<p>Thirteen-year-old Leni\, a gi
 rl coming of age in a tumultuous time\, caught in the riptide of her paren
 ts&rsquo\; passionate\, stormy relationship\, dares to hope that a new lan
 d will lead to a better future for her family. She is desperate for a plac
 e to belong. Her mother\, Cora\, will do anything and go anywhere for the 
 man she loves\, even if it means following him into the unknown</p>\n<p>At
  first\, Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. In a wild\, remot
 e corner of the state\, they find a fiercely independent community of stro
 ng men and even stronger women. The long\, sunlit days and the generosity 
 of the locals make up for the Allbrights&rsquo\; lack of preparation and d
 windling resources.</p>\n<p>But as winter approaches and darkness descends
  on Alaska\, Ernt&rsquo\;s fragile mental state deteriorates and the famil
 y begins to fracture. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threat
 s from within. In their small cabin\, covered in snow\, blanketed in eight
 een hours of night\, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they ar
 e on their own. In the wild\, there is no one to save them but themselves.
 </p>\n<p>In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience\, 
 Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pi
 oneer and the spirit of a vanishing Alaska―a place of incomparable 
 beauty and danger. The Great Alone is a daring\, beautiful\, stay-up-all-n
 ight story about love and loss\, the fight for survival\, and the wildness
  that lives in both man and nature.</p>\n<p>-From Goodreads</p>\nhttps://h
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