Strafford News

The Daytime Book Group is a great opportunity to get together (virtually and/or in person in the Meeting Room) and talk about a book the group has read. Make new friends and relax for a while!

This month we will discuss The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah.

Lenora Allbright is 13 when her father convinces her mother, Cora, to forgo their inauspicious existence in Seattle and move to Kaneq, AK. It's 1974, and the former Vietnam POW sees a better future away from the noise and nightmares that plague him. Having been left a homestead by a buddy who died in the war, Ernt is secure in his beliefs, but never was a family less prepared for the reality of Alaska, the long, cold winters and isolation. Locals want to help out, especially classmate Matthew Walker, who likes everything about Leni. Yet the harsh conditions bring out the worst in Ernt, whose paranoia takes over their lives and exacerbates what Leni sees as the toxic relationship between her parents. The Allbrights are as green as greenhorns can be, and even first love must endure unimaginable hardship and tragedy as the wilderness tries to claim more victims.

If you are interested, please contact Amy at processing@barringtonlibrary.com to join. If you would like a copy of the book, please include your full name and phone number in the email so we can get you a copy via interlibrary loan one month prior to the meeting.
Original source can be found here.