Insulated from the chaos of governmental collapse by miles of tundra, the citizens of a remote village in what was once Alaska have carved out a stable, if difficult, life for themselves. But the arrival of an Outsider upsets the delicate balance, setting off a chain of events that draws the village's future into question, as resentments previously simmering beneath the surface bubble forth. The Long Winter ...Täielik kirjeldus
Insulated from the chaos of governmental collapse by miles of tundra, the citizens of a remote village in what was once Alaska have carved out a stable, if difficult, life for themselves. But the arrival of an Outsider upsets the delicate balance, setting off a chain of events that draws the village's future into question, as resentments previously simmering beneath the surface bubble forth. The Long Winter is a tale of tyranny, insanity, infidelity, and despair. In a struggle for survival in one of the harshest places imaginable, one still may find that the greatest threat to a man may be his brother and to a wife, her husband.