Skip to main content

The Great Alone: Get Listening with Your Group or On Your Own

Feature and Contest

The Great Alone: Get Listening with Your Group or On Your Own

written by Kristin Hannah, read by Julia Whelan

The newest audiobook sensation from Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of THE NIGHTINGALE.

This program is read by acclaimed narrator Julia Whelan, whose enchanting voice brought GONE GIRL and FATES AND FURIES to life. Kristin Hannah reads the acknowledgments.

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 dares to hope that a new land will lead to a better future for her family. 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. But as winter approaches, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates and the family begins to fracture. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within.

- Click here to listen to a clip from the audiobook.
Click here to read more about the audiobook and enter the contest.

The Great Alone (Audiobook)
written by Kristin Hannah, read by Julia Whelan