“The world is not tame.
Ashley knows this truth deep in her bones, more at home with trees overhead than a roof. So when she goes hiking in the Smokies with her friends for a night of partying, the falling dark and creaking trees are second nature to her. But people are not tame either. And when Ashley catches her boyfriend with another girl, drunken rage sends her running into the night, stopped only by a nasty fall into a ravine. Morning brings the realization that she's alone - and far off trail. Lost in undisturbed forest and with nothing but the clothes on her back, Ashley must figure out how to survive despite the red streak of infection creeping up her leg.” - taken from Goodreads.com
This book captured my attention the first time I read the synopsis. Ashley Hawkins and her friends hike to a camping/party spot in the Great Smoky Mountains. After a night of drinking, Ashley wakes up to go to the bathroom and finds that her boyfriend just slept with his ex-girlfriend. Upset, she runs off into the woods with only the clothes on her back and no shoes. An experienced hiker, Ashley falls into a ravine and seriously injures herself. Lost and alone, Ashley tries over a span of fifteen days to find her way out. A gut-wrenching read for sure.
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