![]() Chris Knight is an American original, a man who kept himself hidden from all other humans for more than a quarter of a century. The Stranger in the Woods is an altogether surprising page-turner that helps us to see his twisted saint’s essential sanity, and in so doing to question our own’ - Lawrence Weschler, author of Mr Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder and Waves Passing in the Night `I burned through this haunting tale in one rapt sitting. Deeply compelling’ * Publisher’s Weekly * ‘As ever, Michael Finkel’s voice in this fresh new chronicle is clean, clear, lucid – his attention fair and compassionate. ![]() My latest one is a man called Christopher Knight – a silent idol for anyone who has felt the urge to just sack it all off and live the life of a hermit’ - Lucy Mangan * Stylist * ‘An extraordinary story about solitude, community, identity and freedom’ * Guardian * ‘ fascinating account of Knight’s renunciation of humanity. It is also, unexpectedly, a tribute to the joys of reading’ * The Wall Street Journal * ‘Not all heroes wear capes. ![]() ‘A meditation on solitude, wildness and survival. ![]()
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