{"product_id":"the-wild-truth-isbn-9780062325143","title":"The Wild Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The true story behind Jon Krakauer’s\u003cbr\u003ebestselling novel and Sean Penn’s acclaimed film \u003cem\u003eInto the Wild, \u003c\/em\u003efrom the\u003cbr\u003esister of Chris McCandless, filling in questions about Chris’ journey of\u003cbr\u003eself-discovery and the dysfunctional childhood that pushed him to brave the\u003cbr\u003eAlaskan wilderness alone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/em\u003e is an important book on two fronts: It sets the record straight about a story that has touched thousands of readers, and it opens up a conversation about hideous domestic violence hidden behind a mask of prosperity and propriety.\"–NPR.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spellbinding story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book,\u003cem\u003eInto the Wild,\u003c\/em\u003e became an international bestseller, translated into thirty-one languages, and Sean Penn's inspirational film by the same name further skyrocketed Chris McCandless to global fame. But the real story of Chris’s life and his journey has not yet been told - until now. The missing pieces are finally revealed in \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/em\u003e, written by Carine McCandless, Chris's beloved and trusted sister.  Featured in both the book and film, Carine has wrestled for more than twenty years with the legacy of her brother's journey to self-discovery, and now tells her own story while filling in the blanks of his. Carine was Chris's best friend, the person with whom he had the closest bond, and who witnessed firsthand the dysfunctional and violent family dynamic that made Chris willing to embrace the harsh wilderness of Alaska. Growing up in the same troubled household, Carine speaks candidly about the deeper reality of life in the McCandless family. In the many years since the tragedy of Chris's death, Carine has searched for some kind of redemption. In this touching and deeply personal memoir, she reveals how she has learned that real redemption can only come from speaking the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/em\u003e is an important book on two fronts: It sets the record straight about a story that has touched thousands of readers, and it opens up a conversation about hideous domestic violence hidden behind a mask of prosperity and propriety.\"–NPR.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the more than twenty years since the body of Chris McCandless was discovered in the wilds of Alaska, his spellbinding story has captivated millions who have either read Jon Krakauer's iconic \u003cem\u003eInto the Wild\u003c\/em\u003e or seen Sean Penn's acclaimed film of the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet, only one person has truly understood what motivated Chris's unconventional decision to forsake his belongings, abandon his family, and embrace the harsh wilderness. In \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/em\u003e, his beloved sister Carine McCandless finally provides a deeply personal account of the many misconceptions about Chris, revealing the truth behind his fateful journey while sharing the remarkable details of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExposing the dark reality that existed behind the McCandless's seemingly idyllic home in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., Carine details a violent home life, one where both parents manipulated the truth about a second family—a deception that pushed Chris over the edge and set the stage for his willing departure into the wild. And though he cut off all family ties, Carine understood—through their indelible bond and some cryptic communication—what Chris was seeking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis understanding, kept under wraps for years as Carine struggled to maintain a relationship with her parents, now comes to spectacular light in the pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/em\u003e. In the decades since Chris's death, Carine and her half-siblings have come together to find their own truth and build their own beauty in his absence. In each other, they've found absolution, just as Chris found absolution in the wild before he died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful and haunting, told with candor and heartbreaking insight, \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/em\u003e presents a man the world only thought they knew—and the sister who has finally found redemption in sharing the rest of their story.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A moving and revelatory saga.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the driving points of \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is that his famous, ultimately fatal journey of adventure and discovery was motivated in large part by a desire to escape his parents, a theme that will be familiar to anyone who saw Sean Penn’s film version of \u003ci\u003eInto the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, released in 2007. But Carine’s new book fleshes out the causes of Chris’s actions with much more detail and impact.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutsideonline.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fiercely honest and gripping. . . . In the end, this is Carine’s story. She honestly shares her successes and failures in work and relationships as she comes to the realization that she has tried to find in adult life what was lacking in her childhood: worth, strength, and unconditional love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003ePowerful\u003c\/i\u003e . . . gripping to read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExaminer.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the driving points of \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is that [McCandless’s] famous, ultimately fatal journey of adventure and discovery was motivated in large part by a desire to escape his parents…Carine’s new book fleshes out the causes of Chris’s actions with much more detail and impact.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutsideonline.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving narrative of domestic abuse, grief and survival, and for the perspective and revelations it contains, an essential additon to the \u003ci\u003eInto the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fiercely honest and gripping. . . . She honestly shares her successes and failures in work and relationships as she comes to the realization that she has tried to find in adult life what was lacking in her childhood: worth, strength, and unconditional love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Wild Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is an important book on two fronts: It sets the record straight about a story that has touched thousands of readers, and it opens up a conversation about hideous domestic violence hidden behind a mask of prosperity and propriety.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR.org\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Helping her readers become more familiar with the overwhelming burdens caused by dysfunctional parents is one of \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Truth’s\u003c\/i\u003e major achievements. 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