![]() ![]() After Wild premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August, the New York Times‘ A.O. The film has garnered early praise, and speculation that it could lead to Oscar nominations for Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, who plays Strayed’s mother in the film. Novelist Nick Hornby signed on to write the screenplay after reading the book and writing Strayed a tender fan letter. Wild also captivated Reese Witherspoon, who purchased the rights and portrays Strayed in the film version directed by Jean-Marc Vallée ( Dallas Buyers Club), out on December 3. The story so resonated with readers, they kept it at the number one slot on the New York Times‘ bestseller list for seven weeks straight. Rather, Strayed’s recovery from a near-addiction to heroin, a young divorce, and her mother’s death from cancer take center stage. Yet the physical feat of the hike is not the true star of Strayed’s 2012 memoir about the journey, Wild. But that didn’t stop first-time backpacker Cheryl Strayed, then 26, from embarking on a soul-searching 1,100-mile solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995, from Southern California’s Mojave Desert to the Bridge of the Gods in Oregon. Her pack was too heavy, her boots too tight. ![]() ![]() Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. ![]()
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