
Titles in This Set
Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found
Tiny Beautiful Things
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Overview
Cheryl Strayed's two-book collection brings together a landmark memoir and a beloved essay collection into one paperback set. Wild recounts her impulsive, transformative 1,100-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail after the death of her mother and the collapse of her marriage. Tiny Beautiful Things gathers the best of her Dear Sugar advice column into a single volume of tender, funny, and unflinchingly honest wisdom. Together, these two titles pair immersive adventure memoir with intimate life guidance, making this set a rewarding read for anyone drawn to true stories of grief, resilience, and self-discovery.
About the Books
This paperback set collects two of Cheryl Strayed's most acclaimed works. Wild is the memoir that introduced millions of readers to Strayed's story: at twenty-six, reeling from her mother's sudden death and the end of her marriage, she set out to hike over a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail entirely alone, despite having no backpacking experience. The result is a searing account of physical endurance and emotional reckoning that became a #1 New York Times bestseller and was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film. Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best columns from Dear Sugar, the advice column Strayed wrote anonymously for The Rumpus before revealing her identity. Readers wrote in about heartbreak, addiction, grief, and impossible choices, and Strayed answered with a rare mix of hard truth and deep compassion, drawing on her own hard-won experience. The collection became a National Bestseller, was adapted into a stage play performed around the world, and inspired a television series. Read together, these two books trace a single arc: a woman who walked her way through grief and loss, then turned what she learned into guidance for others navigating their own. Whether encountered separately or as a pair, Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things reward readers looking for memoir and essays that are candid, moving, and quietly instructive about how to keep going when life falls apart.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found — Chronicles Cheryl Strayed's solo 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail after the death of her mother and the end of her marriage.
Tiny Beautiful Things — Collects the best of Strayed's anonymous Dear Sugar advice column, answering readers' letters on love, grief, and hard choices with honesty and compassion.
About the Author
Cheryl Strayed is an American author best known for her memoir Wild, a #1 New York Times bestseller later adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Reese Witherspoon. She also wrote the essay collection Tiny Beautiful Things, drawn from her years writing the Dear Sugar advice column, as well as the novel Torch and the quote collection Brave Enough. Strayed's essays and journalism have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, and Salon, among other publications. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she continues to write memoir, essays, and advice for readers navigating life's hardest moments.
Why You'll Love This Collection
This set pairs a gripping true story of survival with warm, wise counsel for everyday life, making it a satisfying read whether you go straight through or dip in and out over time. It's a thoughtful gift for graduates, holiday stockings, book club picks, or anyone navigating a big life change and craving honest encouragement.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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