Adult Book Group Reads The Stranger in the Woods for May 2nd or 4th
Michael Finkel’s The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
is the chosen title for All Booked Up’s discussion on Wednesday, May 2nd at 6:30PM or Friday, May 4th at 1:00PM. Copies of the book are available in the upper level “New” room.
About the Book
In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight
left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the
forest. He would not have a conversation with another human being until
nearly three decades later, when he was arrested for stealing food.
Living in a tent even through brutal winters, he had survived by his
wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store edibles and water,
and to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food,
clothing, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he
needed but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious
burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a
vividly detailed account of his secluded life—why did he leave? what
did he learn?—as well as the challenges he has faced since returning to
the world. It is a gripping story of survival that asks fundamental
questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a
deeply moving portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way,
and succeeded.
The Stranger in the Woods was a LibraryReads favorite for 2017.
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