![]() ![]() Leni worries about Ernt and Cora ignores her, even when the autumn finds him increasingly drunk and angry. ![]() Despite Ernt’s jealousy, Leni and Matthew promise eternal friendship. Cora flirts with Matthew’s father, Tom, and Ernt and Mad Earl angrily criticize Tom for his wealth and influence. Just as Leni feared, her father gets drunk. That night, the Allbrights go to a barbecue at the Walkers’. When Leni starts school, she meets Matthew Walker, the only child her age in Kaneq. Earl’s daughter Thelma again offers Cora the support of the community. Ernt fits right in with the survivalist patriarch of the Harlan clan, Mad Earl. Their homestead is decaying and overgrown, but the local women help. She assures Cora and Leni that the community will support them. In the tiny town of Kaneq, the Allbrights meet local merchant Large Marge. Leni’s grandmother begs them to stay safely in Seattle, but Cora accepts only monetary aid. His wife Cora worries about money, and she goes to her wealthy, estranged parents for help. When Ernt loses his latest job, he decides to move the family from Seattle to a property in Alaska that he inherited from his war friend Bo Harlan. In 1974, 13-year-old Leni tiptoes around her moody father, Ernt, a veteran who returned scarred and traumatized from Vietnam. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Hannah, Kristin. ![]()
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