Wild

Name: Wild
Rating: 3.899201596806387 (501 reviews)
Author: Cheryl Strayed
ISBN: 9781838959548

by Cheryl Strayed

3.9

(501 ratings)

338 pages2004Atlantic Books, LimitedISBN 9781838959548

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About this book

At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.

Publication Details

Publisher: Atlantic Books, Limited
Published: 2004
Pages: 338
ISBN: 9781838959548

About Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Torch, which was a finalist for the Great Lakes Book Award and was selected by The Oregonian as one of the top ten books of 2006 by Pacific Northwest authors. Her stories and essays have appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, The Rumpus, Self, The Missouri Review, and The Sun. Her essays have been included in the Pushcart Prize anthology and twice in The Best American Essays. She is also the author of the forthcoming Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar. She lives in Portland, Oregon. [www.cherylstrayed.com][1] [1]: http://www.cherylstrayed.com/