Rain on the Roof Wind in the Spruce

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Alaska's Kodiak Island. The island kingdom of the brown bears. A wilderness cabin. A fresh start. Jason and Brenda Everblue, college sweethearts grappling with a troubled marriage, move off the grid with their two young children. No cars, no groceries, no internet, no services. Jason believes that through isolation he can insulate his family from the world's corruption. Brenda believes we carry the corruption and triumphs of a life lived in daily intimacy with one another and the land. But the hazards of extreme isolation, violent weather, aggressive bears challenge them at every turn. The arrival of poachers reminds them that it's impossible to escape the world. Brenda falls even as Jason is caught in an escalating conflict with the intruders. The Everblues have much to learn about love and courage and the bonds of family. Their survival depends on it.