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Jul 14, 2019twhitehead24 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
What a heart-wrenching book of family, first love, and survival. Kristin Hannah's writing just tugs at the heart-strings. My dad was a Vietnam vet and there was so much here that I could connect: alcoholism, isolation, PTSD. Ernt inherits a home in Alaska and moves his family there. The Albright's have no idea how harsh the winter can be and how to survive on their own. The locals try to teach them how to survive, plant, hunt, etc., to be prepared but Ernt's paranoia begins to get the best of him. Lenora (Leni) goes to school and meets Matt Walker, whose dad has money and a nemesis of Ernt. The trials that they endure, the tragedies, and how survival of the fittest is a real thing in Alaska. Had me in tears numerous times and a book that I have recommended numerous times.