Cheryl Strayed | |
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 Strayed in 2012 | |
| Born | Cheryl Nyland September 17, 1968 Spangler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Education | University of St. Thomas University of Minnesota (BA) Syracuse University (MFA) |
| Subject | Memoir, fiction, personal essays, advice |
| Notable works | Torch Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Brave Enough |
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| Children | 2 |
Cheryl Strayed (/ˈstreɪd/; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel Torch (2006) and the nonfiction books Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (2012), Tiny Beautiful Things (2012) and Brave Enough (2015). Wild, the story of Strayed's 1995 hike up the Pacific Crest Trail, is an international bestseller and was adapted into the 2014 Academy Award-nominated film Wild.