LEADER 02908ojm 2200289z- 450 001 9910149056003321 005 20230912161814.0 010 $a0-00-811570-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000924191 035 $a(BIP)050142560 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000924191 100 $a20231107c2014uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aWild Truth, The : The Secrets That Drove Chris McCandless Into the Wild 210 $cHarperCollins UK 330 8 $aThe key missing piece of Jon Krakauer's multi million, multi territory bestseller and widely acclaimed Sean Penn film Into the Wild is finally revealed by his best friend and sister, Carine.The 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 the rest of the nation too. Krakauer's book and a Sean Penn film skyrocketed Chris McCandless to worldwide fame, but the real story of his life and his journey has not yet been told - until now.Carine McCandless, Chris's sister, featured in both the book and film, was 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 and volatile household that sent Chris on his fatal journey into the wild, Carine finally reveals the broader and deeper reality about life in the McCandless family.For decades, Carine and Chris's parents, a successful aerospace engineer and his beautiful wife, raised their children in the tony suburbs of Northern Virginia. But behind closed doors, her father beat and choked her mother. He whipped Carine and Chris with his belt. He cursed them, belittled their accomplishments, and told them they were nothing without him. Carine and Chris hid under the stairs, hoping to avoid his wrath. They were teenagers before they learned they were conceived while their father was still married and having babies with his first wife, who finally summoned the courage to leave him after he broke her back in a fight.In the 20-plus years since the tragedy of Chris's death, she has searched for some kind of redemption. But in this touching and deeply personal memoir, she reveals how she has learned that real redemption can only come from speaking the truth. Finally, she has found the truth not just in her brother's story, but also her own. 517 $aWild Truth, The 610 $aBiography & autobiography 610 $aFamily & relationships 610 $aBiography 610 $aFamily and interpersonal relations 676 $a979.8/050922 700 $aMcCandless$b Carine$4oth$01451167 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910149056003321 996 $aWild Truth, The : The Secrets That Drove Chris McCandless Into the Wild$93651153 997 $aUNINA