Carleen wild biography book

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The memoir Wild follows Cheryl Strayed as she hikes 1100 miles across the Pacific Crest Trail in the summer and fall of 1995.

Along the way, the narrative offers numerous flashbacks and memories explaining what has led Cheryl to take on this incredible feat.

Cheryl grew up living a happy, if unconventional, life in Minnesota with her siblings, stepfather, and beloved mother Bobbi.

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She went on to study literature and women's studies at the University of Minnesota, during which time she also married a man named Paul.

In the winter of 1991, as Cheryl is completing her senior year of college, her mother is diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 45.

She dies 3 months later, sending Cheryl into a devastating spiral of grief.

Over the next several years, Cheryl and Paul live a restless and unsettled life, often moving from place to place. Cheryl's grief pushes her away from Paul, and she also begin