By Cheryl Strayed
I am on a non-fiction kick.
Non-fiction is a very different world for me since I have always been a fiction
kind of gal. I really like it.
I picked up this book
because of the cover, one hiking boot. I
don’t know why but I found it intriguing and so I started to read it. In most
people’s lives there is a sentinel event or moment that can change the course
of your life. In Wild this moment was when
the author’s mother was diagnosed with cancer. After her mother’s death she
feels empty. She goes through a very
difficult time starting with her divorce and a then addiction to drugs.
The book focuses on the author’s experiences while hiking the
Pacific Crest Trail. She actually decided to hike this particular trail almost
on a whim. She walked into a store saw
the guidebook and decided this was something she needed to do. Her journey is a
mix of physical and emotional pain. But
it is also a journey of healing. It was
a good book. Check it out.
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