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Going to Maine

All the Ways to Fall on the Appalachian Trail

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Going to Maine

By: Sally Chaffin Brooks
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From comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks comes a memoir about the thing she can't seem to shut up about— her life changing thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. 25-year-old Sally has no reason to upend her comfortable, conventional life to spend 5 months hiking the Appalachian Trail; no reason except that her charismatic best friend, Erin, asked her to come along. A woefully out-of-shape Sally quickly realizes she may not actually be prepared for the realities of thru-hiking— brutal weather, wrong turns, and painful blisters have her wanting to quit almost as soon as she starts. But out of loyalty to Erin, or maybe the sinking realization that her life needed upending, Sally sticks it out. As she and Erin trek from Georgia to Maine, they collect a ragtag band of hikers and together stumble from one hilarious (and sometimes scary) predicament to another. By the time she reaches Maine— accompanied by Erin, their crew, and a guy she's maybe (definitely) falling in love with— readers will cheer for the stronger, more self-assured Sally that has emerged and wish they could start the laugh-out-loud, life-affirming adventure all over again.

©2024 Sally Brooks (P)2024 Running Wild, LLC Outdoors & Nature Hiking Funny Witty
Authentic Storytelling • Inspiring Journey • Entertaining Adventure • Meaningful Narrative • Vivid Descriptions
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I enjoyed the book and laugh along side it very out loud at times! I could picture every seen and loved it!

Funny and Immersive

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I’ve read a lot of long trail memoirs, and Going to Maine is a new favorite. I am sure it will become a hit. Thank you so much for telling your story!

Funny, heartwarming, and inspiring

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I like the story. It was written by a younger woman, and it tells her trail story along with a friend she meets and along with the relationship that she had before, and after the trip. The only thing I can say is that there’s a lot of swearing in the book. I’m not approved or anything. I think an appropriately placed F bomb is great, but when you sprinkle them to liberally throughout a book it cheapens it.

A pretty good listen

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Avery great story! Thanks for taking me along. You are one strong lady and thanks to your dad for recommending the book!

A great story

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Fun, emotional, upbeat, honest, One of the best, if not THE best, AT trail memoirs I’ve listened to. And I probably have listened to them all.

Must read for trail memoir lovers and everyone else

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Fun story. Good pacing. Interesting and relatable characters. Looking forward to more from this author.

Awesome book.

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This book is a hilarious and fascinating out of body experience. As someone who's never even close to done a hike this big, it kind of feels like I actually have now. I really enjoyed this book.

A wonderful journey

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What an amazing journey for this group and a little love story added in, great audible book!

Down to earth

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What an entertaining and invigorating story about the physical and psychological metamorphosis that is the Appalachian Trail. The writing and storytelling are so authentic I felt like one of the gang tagging along for the epic adventure of a young woman rediscovering all her superpowers and flaws that make her great before allowing herself to be placed on the conveyor belt of life only to become someone she is not.

I felt like I was there every step evaluating my own journey through life

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Great writing. Great story telling. Exciting. Expressive. Entertaining. Endurance. Strength. Character development. Playful. Thank you.

Loved the story as a whole.

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