Wild

The book tells the story of Cheryl Strayed and the trials she'd undergone ever since her mother Bobbi was diagnosed with cancer when Cheryl was just 22. In the book, she recalls aspects in her life that had led her to take the Pacific Crest Trail and the various people she'd met along the way. She had received so much kindness throughout the journey and had grown over the past few months on the trip with realizations that were captivating because of the reality they'd stemmed from. Wild From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail tells such a wonderful story of how she'd overcome terrible parts of her life in order to live her life happily in the present. Sorrow is a heavy theme in the book, but so is healing, as well as, change. A lot of people go through so much pain in their lives that some find no way out of their personal struggle. Cheryl Strayed had suffered immensely and had made terrible mistakes because of it. But in the end, she has taught her readers that we can't regret what we've done, but rather learn from it and do better when the next time the opportunity arises. DISCLAIMER: This is an unofficial summary & analysis and NOT the original book.