Don,
Indeed you are correct and I'll send out a correction with the right date of
August 21st. Thanks for letting me know.
Alan
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 25, 2018, at 8:39 PM, Alan Lemly <walemly@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Worlds of Books which meets the third Tuesday of each month at 9pm Eastern,
8pm Central will meet Tuesday August 20th in the Book Nook Room of
Accessibleworld.org to discuss The Great Alone DB90090 by Kristin Hannah.
This book was to be discussed in our June meeting but I missed the meeting
due to an oversight. We took July off due to conventions so we're discussing
this book again in August. The Book Nook room can be found here:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs7867a2369e0e
Here is the NLS annotation:
The great alone DB90090
Hannah, Kristin. Reading time: 15 hours, 3 minutes.
Read by Julia Whelan.
Family
1974. Former Vietnam prisoner of war Ernt Allbright moves his family,
including wife Cora and thirteen-year-old daughter Leni, north to Alaska.
While the weather is temperate, the family survives on the generosity of
locals. But when winter descends, Ernt's mental health fractures. Unrated.
Commercial audiobook. 2018.
Here is the Bookshare synopsis:
Synopsis
Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and
volatile man. 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’s last true frontier.
Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming of age in a tumultuous time, caught in
the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, dares to hope
that a new land will lead to a better future for her family. She is desperate
for a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for
the man she loves, even if means following him into the unknown. At first,
Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. In a wild, remote corner of
the state, they find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even
stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make
up for the Allbrights’ lack of preparation and dwindling resources.
But as winter approaches and darkness descends on Alaska, Ernt’s fragile
mental state deteriorates and the family begins to fracture. Soon the perils
outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin,
covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother
learn the terrible truth: they are on their own. In the wild, there is no one
to save them but themselves.
In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin
Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pioneer and
the spirit of a vanishing Alaska—a place of incomparable beauty and danger.
The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love
and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and
nature.
A New York Times Bestseller
Copyright:
2018
Book Details
Book Quality:
Excellent
ISBN-13:
9780312577230
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Date of Addition:
04/26/18
Copyrighted By:
Kristin Hannah
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:
Daproim Africa
Proofread By:
Daproim Africa
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Mickey Prahin and I will be moderating and please join us for this
discussion. All are welcome.
Co-Hosts:
Mickey Prahin (mickeyprahin@xxxxxxxxx)
Alan Lemly (walemly@xxxxxxxxx)
About 15 minutes before start time, go to the Book Nook room on
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or, alternatively, go to www.accessibleworld.org and click on the book nook
Room.
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