I love non-fiction because truth is always more fascinating than fiction. Do you ever crave solitude? Do you ever want to disappear for a while and hide from the news, the social media, and maybe even some people in your life? This is the story of a man, Christopher Knight, who did disappear into the woods of Maine. And he did it for 27 years. During that time he only had two brief encounters with other humans. He walked away from his life when he was twenty years old. He had never spent a night in a tent yet he was able to survive in the woods for decades.
He survived by stealing food and supplies during the times of the year when there was no snow on the ground (to avoid leaving footprints). Eventually he is caught and arrested.
Michael Finkel lived across the country but he read about the capture of "the hermit". Intrigued he wrote to Christopher and eventually flew to Maine several times and talked with him. He didn't get all the answers he wanted but it is a fascinating story.
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