Shortly after she arrives at her home, Matthew appears and says something like "alone is overrated" and suddenly all the neighbors appear on boats to say goodbye and Leni and Matthew and MJ are on a boat pouring Cora's ashes into the sea and it's morning? What? I wish the novel didn't go off the rails this way in the end, it was distracting and annoying to have to re-read to see if I missed something. In The Four Winds, the author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone takes readers back to another era of environmental disaster, economic collapse and fresh starts. Then, she goes to the Walker compound has her reunion with Matthew, everyone goes fishing until 9pm and somehow she still has time/energy to go to her old home by herself. The timing gets weird Leni arrived in Alaska, was arrested, met with Tom Walker, was detained all day in a cell, went to court, appeared before a Judge and all was dismissed. At this point in the book it feels like we're just flying to the end. I do mind that at Leni's reunion with Matthew, there was almost no reaction from Leni. I don't mind that this wasn't accurately portrayed in the novel, because it wouldn't have added much. The Great Alone Description Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. I don't think a 7 year old would leave his Mom (In the jail cell scene) and happily go with a stranger, and I don't think he would take to his father immediately, with or without scars. There are many unnatural reactions in this book. The author somehow captures the mood really well. The book is well balanced between conversations and descriptions that allows the reader to get enough depth and insights.
The book is a quick read even though it has 440 pages. I don't think a 7 year old would leave his Mom (In the jail cell scene) an …more MJ would have been 6 or 7. One of the strengths of The Great Alone is that it’s a page-turner.
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