Girl in the Woods: A Memoir - Brossura

Matis, Aspen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0062291076 ISBN 13: 9780062291073

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2016

Riassunto

Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis’s exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada—a coming-of-age story, a survival story, and a triumphant story of overcoming emotional devastation. On her second night of college, Aspen was raped by a fellow student. Overprotected by her parents who discouraged her from speaking of the attack, Aspen was confused and ashamed. Dealing with a problem that has sadly become all too common on college campuses around the country, she stumbled through her first semester—a challenging time made even harder by the coldness of her college’s “conflict mediation” process. Her desperation growing, she made a bold decision: She would seek healing in the freedom of the wild, on the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail leading from Mexico to Canada.

In this inspiring memoir, Aspen chronicles her journey, a five-month trek that was ambitious, dangerous, and transformative. A nineteen-year-old girl alone and lost, she conquered desolate mountain passes and met rattlesnakes, bears, and fellow desert pilgrims. Exhausted after each thirty-mile day, at times on the verge of starvation, Aspen was forced to confront her numbness, coming to terms with the sexual assault and her parents’ disappointing reaction. On the trail she found her strength, and after a thousand miles of solitude, she found a man who helped her learn to love and trust again—and heal.

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Recensione:

“Beautiful and so wildly engaging.” (Lena Dunham)

“Brave and poetic. Aspen Matis is one of the few genetic writers.” (Ben Folds, frontman of Ben Folds Five)

“A lovely tribute to the healing power of wilderness.” (Nicholas Kristof, winner of the Pulitzer Prize)

“This is a very brave book―because there is an open wound in Girl in the Woods, and it never really closes. It becomes a new organ―of doubt, questioning―that remakes both the body and the mind.” (Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone rock critic and New York Times bestselling author)

“Aspen Matis reveals wisdoms that are gems―bright and inspiring. This book will astonish you.” (Shelly Oria, author of New York 1, Tel Aviv 0)

“Soulful, heartfelt, and transcendent. Girl in the Woods teaches us that writing is a way to heal, empower ourselves, and turn our worst experiences into beautiful art.” (Kenan Trebincevic, author of The Bosnia List)

Mercy. I love this story. (Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild)

“Girl in the Woods is a breathtaking, gorgeous and profoundly wise book. I cried my way through it. Every young woman, old woman, man and boy should read it.” (Bonnie Nadzam, author of Lamb, winner of the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize)

“A mesmerizing journey from tragedy to triumph. Aspen shows us how any girl―even the once lost and disempowered―can transform herself and become the director of her own life.” (Caity Lotz, actress, award-winning AMC show Mad Men)

“Told with exceptional beauty and extraordinary confidence. Matis is a once-in-a-generation talent.” (Bryan Hurt, author of Everyone Wants to Be an Ambassador to France)

L'autore:

Aspen Matis is a writer living in Greenwich Village, where she's finishing her degree at The New School and working on a novel.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062291076
• ISBN 13: 9780062291073
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 372