The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

     This story is about life in Alaska for a small family who was totally not prepared for the beauties and horrors Alaska would bring them. Lenny's family was not prepared for the nighttime and winter with all the trials faced through the primitive lifestyle Lenny's family chose to follow after.
     Lenny's father and his best friend had been prisoners of war together in Vietnam. Lenny's dad inherited the Alaskan property when his friend died in captivity.  Lenny's dad suffered from PTSD from his years of captivity. Between his drinking and the darkness of the year, the father does even worse than before.
     When I was finished reading it, I felt like I was somehow looking around hoping to get a glimpse of the characters. I wanted them to pick up where they left off and let me back inside their story.
     It is a story more of family and inner survival than about the beauties of the Alaskan wilderness.  Be sure to check it out.