A Novel from Alaska's Early Years

Wiseman, an Arctic village of 10 residents, is a handful of aged cabins in a wilderness valley in Alaska, is pictured Sept. 20, 1974.

Bestselling author Kristin Hannah discusses her new novel The Great Alone. Set in Alaska in 1974, it tells the story of two families who move to the Alaskan wilderness in search of a better life. It focuses on the lives of Ernt Allbright, a former POW, who has recently returned from Vietnam and Leni, a 13-year-old girl caught in the middle of her parents’ dysfunctional relationship. 

This segment is guest hosted by Jami Floyd.