Every time Carine McCandless talks about her brother, Chris, and his journey into the Alaska wilderness, she's met with surprise. Carine McCandless, now in her 40s and the mother of two children ...

In April 1992, Chris McCandless walked into the Alaskan wilderness ... Amid the many misconceptions of her brother, Carine speaks up to explain “that going into the wild was far from crazy ...

The statement outraged Carine McCandless who said she, along with her siblings, endured years of physical and emotional abuse from their parents. The abuse contributed to Chris McCandless' desire ...

Carine McCandless waited 22 years to write the story of what pushed her brother Chris to disappear into the Alaskan wilderness on an ill-fated adventure that was later chronicled in Jon Krakauer ...

Carine and Christopher McCandless as children in the 1970s ... "Look at what I did and your brother did this for me!" I always say to them, "Take your own credit where it's due." ...

Chris McCandless' journey was immortalized in book ... They are sharing what they say is a vital part of their brother's story, one that better explains why he had gone to such great lengths ...

Chris' sister, Carine McCandless, says she only wants people to better understand her brother's fatal two-year trek, which was chronicled in the book and film Into the Wild and became a touchstone ...

More than two decades after Chris McCandless’ death ... The memoir unflinchingly explores the siblings’ close bond and the at-times appalling and bizarre behavior of their parents.

Now Chris' younger sister, Carine McCandless, 21 at the time of her brother's death, has come out with The Wild Truth, which tells a story as poisonous as wild potato seeds. Her memoir reveals ...

Chris McCandless was the controversial subject ... Her book describes Chris as beloved brother and protector, rather than as an independent person, and it is unlikely that it would have been ...

What did Chris McCandless really leave behind ... But it is also about shaping an extended family with her half-siblings, grappling with her parents' continuing betrayals, learning from her ...

Chris McCandless was an educated ... says the author — her brother's fans reach out to her all the time, from around the world, and she knew that anyone inspired by his story deserved to ...