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Book cover of The Great Alone
The Great AloneKristin Hannah

Characters in The Great Alone

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Leni Allbright

    Teenager coming of age amid her family's isolation and her father's violence.

Antagonists

  • Ernt Allbright

    Leni's father, a Vietnam POW whose trauma curdles into abuse.

Supporting characters

  • Cora Allbright

    Leni's mother, bound to Ernt despite his violence.

  • Lenora "Leni" Allbright

  • Matthew Walker