Publication

2007 - Penguin, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

83,500 words, Guess

Page Count

334 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • OCLC Control Number82462742
  • Better World Books9780143038412

Classifications

  • DDC910.4/092
  • DDC910.41
  • LCCG154.5.G55 A3 2007
and 1 more
  • LCCG154.5.G55A3 2016

Description

This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls "Anne Lamott's hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister") is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.

Description

Like many others, around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned 30, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. Although she had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want, including a husband, a home, and a successful career as a magazine writer, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. This is an account of her yearlong worldwide pursuit of pleasure, spiritual devotion, guidance, and what she really wanted out of life.

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  • Eat, pray, love: one woman's search for everything across Italy, India, and IndonesiaPenguin2007-01-01
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