Alone in Wonderland

Name: Alone in Wonderland
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Christine Reed
ISBN: 9798350881363

Author: Christine Reed

Narrator: Christine Reed

Unabridged: 6 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/31/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Biography & Autobiography, Women

Synopsis

Winner of the Indie National Excellence Award for Nonfiction Category.

Christine discovered long distance backpacking while surfing the internet at work. She decided that day to attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. One adventure led to another and a few years later she set out on the Wonderland Trail in Mt Rainier National Park.

Her Rugged Outdoors Woman persona started as a joke, a nod to the outdoor adventurer that she wished to be. But in the years since, she has come into her own as a backpacker, rock climber, and trail runner. This book is a testament to the decision to name who you want to be and make it so.

About Christine Reed

Christine Reed discovered long distance backpacking while surfing the internet at work. She decided that day to attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. Her Rugged Outdoors Woman persona started as a joke, a nod to the outdoor adventurer that she wished to be. One adventure led to another and since then she has hiked the Wonderland Trail, the Colorado Trail and thousands more miles along the way.

Her debut memoir, Alone in Wonderland, is about backpacking, but it is really about the independence that we seek when we go into nature solo. She is currently working on a short story collection by and for women in the outdoors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynda on February 06, 2023

I really wanted to like this book, as I enjoy reading about people’s solo adventures, but the author came off as both whiny and self-centered. She claimed she wanted to hike to become more of an independent woman, yet she constantly was looking to hook up with any eligible male who crossed her path.......more

Goodreads review by Lindy on December 27, 2020

Having read through Alone in Wonderland more than once during the editing process, I had the joy of watching this story evolve from a simple narrative to a dynamic excavation of Christine’s past to uncover the moments where creaky doors closed and new doors opened that led her to brand new places an......more

Goodreads review by Kendall on February 28, 2023

I wanted to like this book, I really did. As a fellow “independent woman” who has repeatedly strived to take the road less followed, I feel a certain camaraderie with the author; that quiet disappointment when another woman asks if you’re afraid of being alone out on the trail, or asks if you’re bri......more

Goodreads review by Jonah on June 29, 2021

Some parts of this book worked well, like the author’s wealth of personal experience that comes out in the pages. That made for a great foundation that poked through in the book every so often, along with streamlined and consistent prose. I really struggled with the more basic elements of this book.......more

Goodreads review by Kris on November 06, 2023

I liked the hiking part of the story and her telling about the day, what she saw, who she ran into, and the challenges. I wish the book was more about the hiking part, but I can’t control what is in a book. I’ve been looking for a book that’s mainly about the experience hiking a trail, and I still h......more