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Wild

Written by: Cheryl Strayed
Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
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A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an 1100-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe and built her back up again. At 22, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. After her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State - alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than an idea: vague, outlandish, and full of promise. But it was a promise of piecing together a life that had come undone. Strayed faces rattlesnakes and bears, intense heat and record snowfalls, and both the beauty and intense loneliness of the trail.

Wild vividly captures the terrors and pleasures of forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.

©2012 Cheryl Strayed (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
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An unforgettable journey of self-discovery, Wild is written by international best-selling author Cheryl Strayed and is a complete and unabridged audiobook memoir with a powerful narration by talented voice-artist Laurel Lefkow. Now also a hugely successful film starring Reece Witherspoon. Audible listeners follow the heartbreaking true story of a young woman who experiences intense grief and a life undone, only to rediscover herself as she forges ahead on a seemingly impossible solo journey across the American wilderness. This is a story that will stay with you long after the final word.

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loved the whole book

loved the whole book, lived the whole journey with Cheryl, I got to see Pacific crest trail without even going there through the eyes of the author. very motivating book and would surely recommend this book if you want to submerge yourself into a wonderful adventure.

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Great travel experience

Excellent trail experience and a beautiful journey to walk with. Some of the events look a little hard to believe but I thoroughly enjoyed the narrative

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Loved it omg what a book

What a lovely book, could not stop listening to it. Give it a go.

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Hitchhiking the PCT!

Cheryl has been a wonderful hiker. Both emotionally and physically. The journey of getting lost and found was intriguing. It had trauma, love, betrayal, fear, joy and sense of achievement. Life is not about the materialistic things but about the experiences. The experiences which bring you closer to your inner self. Forgiveness was another point which stayed with me. Forgiving and seeking forgiveness had brought peace and clarity in the authors life.

I felt the 'Wild' PCT hike was worth it!

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absolutely loved it

such a wonderful and full of life book this is, felt all those emotions and experiences as if I was there all along when it was happening

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Fantastic, Inspiring, Engaging

Fantastic, Inspiring, Engaging.
It's like I got to walk alongside Cheryl on her monumental solo journey and witnessed her finding herself bit by bit as the story unravelled.
A story I'll come back to again.

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A beautiful companion

I discovered this book when I myself started on a soul searching journey - an attempt to find my truth. The story resonated with me instantly and then became a read I would turn to every morning during my morning walk. I enjoyed every turn - all the highs and lows, almost as if I was with Cheryl...or I was Cheryl. The spectacular narration makes the book and the experience real and highly relatable. I loved it from start to finish.

The last line of the book shall stay with me - "how wild it is to let it be"..indeed!

Deeply grateful to Cheryl, Laurel and Audible for this great treat.

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engaging and thrilling

extremely well written and detailed. I can understand how it ended up on Oprah's book list.

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stirs something unnamed

so personal memoir , shared so honestly that it makes it look like ones own journey. my best read of 2024. thanks Cheryl strayed for writing it

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