Author
Cheryl Strayed
Birth Date
September 17, 1968
(57 Years)
Associated Country
United States
Cheryl Strayed is an American memoirist, novelist, and essayist known for her deeply personal and emotionally resonant writing. Born in 1968 in Spokane, she gained widespread acclaim for her memoir Wild, which recounts her solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail as a journey of healing after personal loss and hardship.
Strayed has also written novels, including Torch, and a collection of advice essays titled Tiny Beautiful Things, which showcases her empathetic voice and insight into human struggles. Her work often explores themes of grief, resilience, identity, and the search for meaning, earning her a reputation for honesty, courage, and literary skill.
Strayed has also written novels, including Torch, and a collection of advice essays titled Tiny Beautiful Things, which showcases her empathetic voice and insight into human struggles. Her work often explores themes of grief, resilience, identity, and the search for meaning, earning her a reputation for honesty, courage, and literary skill.
Books
For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar—the pseudonym of bestselling author Cheryl Strayed—first through her online column at The Rumpus, later through her hit...
Wild 2013
At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to...
Torch 2012
"Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" is the advice Teresa Rae Wood shares with the listeners of her local radio show, Modern Pioneers, and the advice she strives to live by every day. She has fled a...