Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found - Softcover

Strayed, Cheryl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782394877 ISBN 13: 9781782394877

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2014

Synopsis

At twenty-six, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's rapid death from cancer, her family disbanded and her marriage crumbled. With nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk eleven-hundred miles of the west coast of America and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise - a promise of piecing together a life that lay shattered at her feet...

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About the Author

Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir WILD, the inspirational collection of advice essays TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who's Been There, and the critically acclaimed novel TORCH. The movie adaptation of WILD is released by Fox Searchlight in January 2015. The film is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and stars BAFTA-nominated Reese Witherspoon, with a screenplay by Nick Hornby. Cheryl's work has appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, Allure and The Rumpus. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and their two children.

From the Back Cover

Strayed's account captures the agonies - both mental and physical - of her incredible journey; how it maddened and terrified her, and how, ultimately, it healed her. Wild is a brutal memoir of survival, grief and redemption: a searing portrayal of life at its lowest ebb and at its highest tide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782394877
• ISBN 13: 9781782394877
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336