After this recent Holiday’s table conversations filled with graduation questions and constant cries to put my phone down, I crossed a conversation that opened my eyes. So, as I step into 2018, leaving behind my Netflix addiction and potential ability to further blind myself from my phone screen, I am stepping into Kristin Hannah’s world of literature this coming year. Her previous release of The Nightingale, a book that involves courage and powerful insight, and is a soon to be motion picture this coming year. Hannah’s new book, The Great Alone is a novel of unpredicted like no other.

Recently, I have become hooked on the idea of Kristin Hannah’s world of significance found between the loud silences of her voice, and the bold ink that is expressed through her great prosperity of writing. This new year calls for a new read on a story told like none before.

Placed in the pre-internet time of the 1970s, a family affected externally by their internal relationships and emotions creates an environment of survival through the unexpected. With 13 year old Leni dealing with her parents disagreeing relationship, the new move to the Alaska state calls for adjustments to be implemented. As Leni’s Dad makes the bold move to travel the family to the cornered home in Alaska, the winter soon shatters his mental state, leaving nothing but bare survival for Leni and her Mother. I believe this is a true and amazing story about finding oneself while they delve into the navigation through tears and shivers.

As I am finishing up my first read of Kristin Hannah’s, The Nightingale, I am eager to wander into this new novel, The Great Alone. As I finish up my final pages of The Nightingale I am looking forward to the ongoing emancipation I receive from reading these stories of wisdom. From the internal, personal emotions regarding family events and individual searches to find one's way, this book is going to allow me to interpret, relate, express, and practice the words within the paperback cover (college budget).

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It is interesting when each reader interprets a story in relation to their own world, and that is why I have been looking into the world and perceptions of The Great Alone. As Leni searches to find herself and her family’s happiness. After reading an excerpt from chapter one off of Entertainment Weekly, I fell in love with my connection to this small part of the book. The preview left me on my toes wanting to read more, wanting to relate some more, and wanting to jump into the book and explore the characters.

It read: “Leni was afraid to stay and afraid to leave. It was strange—stupid, even—but she often felt like the only adult in her family, as if she were the ballast that kept the creaky All bright boat on an even keel. Mama was engaged in a continual quest to “find” herself. In the past few years, she’d tried EST and the human potential movement, spiritual training, Unitarianism. Even Buddhism.”

If you are looking for a new author to read up on, or if you already explore this extraordinary woman, then get in line for this literature coming in 2018. I cannot wait to explore the pages of Leni and her family, and Kristin Hannah’s truly significant meaning.