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The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
“All this time, Dad had taught Leni how dangerous the outside world was. The truth was that the biggest danger of all was in her own home.” A strong beginning leads the way into an increasingly exasperating storyline.I’m not going to deny that Hannah is a talented writer, because she is. However, her story and…
1970s, 2 STARS, abuse, Adult, ALASKA, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, coming of age, drama, FAMILY SAGA, female authors, growing up, HISTORICAL FICTION, KRISTIN HANNAH, MELODRAMA, PUBLISHDED IN 2018, read in 2018, ROMANCE, survival, THE GREAT ALONE, toxic relationships, trauma, why the hype, winter reads -
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
A moving novel that has a few flaws. Yes, I was – in more than one occasion – moved to tears, however, I was also aware that the story and its characters were rather clichèd. Full of ‘compassion, suffering, romance, and constant danger’, Kristin Hannah was inspired by a Resistance heroine — the 19-year-old Belgian…
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