![]() "It didn't seem like my real life would work with our story," said the 54-year-old Strayed this week by phone from her home in Oregon. ![]() ![]() Both signed on as executive producers for the "Tiny" series after Strayed pitched the idea during the filming of "Wild." Her 2012 memoir, "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail," about a life-changing journey in her 20s, was made into a 2014 movie that earned Oscar nominations for stars Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern. Both posed as "Dear Sugar," an advice columnist who developed a cult following via an online magazine.īut Strayed overcame her challenges, becoming a bestselling author along the way. Both grew up in homes without running water or electricity, and lost their mothers to cancer at an early age. Both were identified at an early age as having a gift for writing. There are a lot of similarities between Pierce and Strayed. That's the rough story line for the new Hulu series, "Tiny Beautiful Things," a tearjerker of a series about Clare Pierce (Kathryn Hahn), who can never seem to reach her potential as a writer or human being. ![]() What if Cheryl Strayed had never written her bestselling book, "Wild," and remained in Minnesota where she continued to struggle with addiction on the cusp of turning 50? ![]()
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