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Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
Chronicling Aspen Matis' ambitious, dangerous, and transformative five-month journey walking across North America. After being raped by another student on her second night of college, Matis was unable to process the traumatic event, and after months of turmoil made the bold decision to seek healing from the natural world by taking on the 2,650 mile trek across the Pacific Crest Trail . . .
An exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada, Girl in the Woods is at once a coming-of-age story, a survival story, and a triumphant tale of overcoming emotional devastation.
“A bold story of a woman finding her strength and self-reliance that’s told with honesty and intensity.” -- Bust Magazine