First published 2006
Rebecca Solnit weaves her own life story with ruminations on the nature of wandering. From the thrill of forsaking a map to the terror of truly being adrift, she charts the emotional landscapes of uncertainty. As Solnit navigates personal losses and the shifting terrain of memory, she discovers that being lost can be the greatest gift—a chance to find oneself in the unknown. This is a lyrical and profound meditation on the joys and terrors of the unmapped path.
Genres: nature, essays, literary-fiction, adventure, autobiography, contemporary, memoir, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: United States, West (U.S.)
209 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books