Kirstin Hannah
2018 A to Z Challenge -"G"
Wow!. Alaska is breathtaking!!! and Kirstin Hannah takes you right into the beautiful landscape!!!
Leni , a 13 year old girl, and her parents move to the last frontier of Alaska in 1974. A lot more rugged territory then, than it is now.
Leni's parents, Ernt, a Vietnam POW. and Cara, so in love with the man Ernt was before the war, that she will do anything and forgive anything he does.
They move to Alaska for a new beginning, but they are not prepared for the brutality of Alaska. They learn to be strong and depend on each other, but again they are not prepared for affect the long dark winters have on Ernt. They are also surprised by the openness of their new friends in their new small town. Leni is a very strong 13 year old and Cara becomes a much stronger woman while dealing with all the Alaska of the 70's and the sometimes violent nature of her husband.
I enjoyed this book but felt that it might have been rushed at the end.
#2018atozchallenge
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