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His name turned out to be Christopher Johnson McCandless. Four months later his decomposed body was found by a party of moose hunters. "In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do East Coast family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. This summary is from Krakauer's Author's Note: You know you shouldn't be staring at the mess, but you can't look away.Ĭarine McCandless is the younger sister of Chris McCandless, who became famous after his story was published in Jon Krakauer's book Into the Wild (which was also made into a movie, directed by Sean Penn). This summary is from Krakauer's Author's Note: "In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do East Coast family hitchhiked to Alaska and wal Reading this book was like pulling over on the Interstate to gawk at a 20-car pileup. Carine McCandless is the younger sister of Chris McCandless, who became famous after his story was published in Jon Krakauer's book Into the Wild (which was also made into a movie, directed by Sean Penn). You know you shouldn't be staring at the mess, but you can't look away. Reading this book was like pulling over on the Interstate to gawk at a 20-car pileup. Like Chris, I have found that being alone in nature can heal many wounds. I could always see those hints at abuse, and the desire to find freedom from it was inspiring. I always admired Chris after reading Into the Wild and seeing the film adaptation. As a survivor of things similar, and at times worse, than Carine and Chris, I felt like this book truly spoke to me. I wonder how many of them had abusive parents. As if it's okay or at least normal for parents to act this way, or that Carine should have 'sucked it up' or 'stopped whining'. I always admired Chris after reading Into the Wild and seein I feel that most of the people who have panned this book do so because they don't like that Chris and Carine had such a problem with their parents. I feel that most of the people who have panned this book do so because they don't like that Chris and Carine had such a problem with their parents. In this touching and deeply personal memoir, she reveals how she has learned that real redemption can only come from speaking the truth.more In the many years since the tragedy of Chris's death, Carine has searched for some kind of redemption. Growing up in the same troubled household, Carine speaks candidly about the deeper reality of life in the McCandless family. 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. 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. The missing pieces are finally revealed in The Wild Truth, written by Carine McCandless, Chris's beloved and trusted sister. But the real story of Chris’s life and his journey has not yet been told - until now.

Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, 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.

Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, became an international bestseller, translated into thirty-one languages, and Sean Pen The 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 New York Times bestselling author Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. The 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 New York Times bestselling author Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation.