The Wild Truth

The success of Into the Wild brought Chris McCandless’s story to millions of readers and movie—goers, but left them asking, “What set the stage for Chris’s willingness to embrace the dangers of Alaska’s wilderness?”

Carine McCandless, Chris’s sister and closest friend, witnessed firsthand the complex and abusive relationship Chris had with his father that formed his worldview. Never before having shared this story, Carine has spent more than 20 years seeking the same understanding, reconcili...