03/11/2026
The Great Alone is set in Alaska, which I know is enough to get some of you. It's not a van life book, but plenty of us have that trip north on the list.
I'll pick up anything Kristin Hannah writes, and this is the one I kept listening to long past the point I normally stop. I had to know what happened next.
Leni, the main character, starts over somewhere she knows nothing about and has to learn to rely on herself. There were stretches where I saw myself in her. Learning self-reliance. Starting over in a new place.
A narrator is what makes me an audiobook person. They turn characters into people.
The evenings are long now and they only get longer until December 21.
If you're eligible for the Audible trial, it's free for 30 days, then $8.99 a month. Cancel before day 30 and you owe nothing. One catch on the Standard plan, your monthly pick locks when you cancel, so finish the book first. My link is pinned in the first comment.
