
And sandals made of thin leather, so they had to walk delicately, toe first, like girls playing fairies. She's one of five people cast in Civilization, dropped by helicopter into a lake in the middle of the wilderness-they don't know where-wearing clothes that could be described as "fast-fashion prehistoric, canvas tunics and matching shorts, all dyed a dusty brown. Mara is pretty sure she has what it takes to make it through six weeks in the great outdoors-she grew up off the grid, she teaches survival skills, she lives in a dilapidated trailer deep in the woods-and the $100,000 purse waiting at the end of the season is just what she needs to leave her boyfriend and start fresh. Like her main character, Braverman used to work for an adventure camping outfit, described in her debut memoir, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube (2016), and her wilderness know-how is put to good use in her first novel.


Contestants on a survival reality show face unforeseen challenges.
