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Eat, Pray, Love

One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Elizabeth Gilbert

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A transformational journey through Italy, India, and Bali searching for pleasure and devotion—the massive bestseller from the author of The Signature of All Things

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.

Publishers Weekly Review

Nov 21, 2005 – Gilbert (The Last American Man) grafts the structure of romantic fiction upon the inquiries of reporting in this sprawling yet methodical travelogue of soul-searching and self-discovery. Plagued with despair after a nasty divorce, the author, in her early 30s, divides a year equally among three dissimilar countries, exploring her competing urges for earthly delights and divine transcendence. First, pleasure: savoring Italy's buffet of delights—the world's best pizza, free-flowing wine and dashing conversation partners—Gilbert consumes la dolce vita as spiritual succor. "I came to Italy pinched and thin," she writes, but soon fills out in waist and soul. Then, prayer and ascetic rigor: seeking communion with the divine at a sacred ashram in India, Gilbert emulates the ways of yogis in grueling hours of meditation, struggling to still her churning mind. Finally, a balancing act in Bali, where Gilbert tries for equipoise "betwixt and between" realms, studies with a merry medicine man and plunges into a charged love affair. Sustaining a chatty, conspiratorial tone, Gilbert fully engages readers in the year's cultural and emotional tapestry—conveying rapture with infectious brio, recalling anguish with touching candor—as she details her exotic tableau with history, anecdote and impression. (On sale Feb. 20)

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Customer Reviews

Inspiring

All I can say about this book is that if you haven't read it, you should. For any person, male or female, who is searching for a new life direction or even just some interesting insights about human nature - this book is for you. This story is fulfilling on so many levels, and Elizabeth Gilbert's ability to map out and articulate this journey makes it nothing short of extraordinary. I recommend it to anyone and everyone.

Touching

When I started reading Gilbert's fascinating book, I could not even put down. The poignant and perrsonal account of her travels made me felt as if I was there, with her, the whole entire time. I felt as if I was experiencing the sincerely beautiful things she was and felt spiritually and physically uplifted.

If you buy this book, save it for a tough time and then read it... Trust me, you will feel so much better. I hope you enjoy!

P.S. If you have found this book different that how I described it, please say so- I would love to hear your opinion!

Loved It!

I stumbled upon this book and from the moment I began reading it, could not put it down! I laughed, cried, and was totally immersed in the entire storyline and all the characters. Was thrilled to learn it will be made into a movie. Buy this book - you won't regret it!

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Eat, Pray, Love
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  • $7.99
  • Available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac.
  • Category: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Published: Jan 30, 2007
  • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
  • Seller: Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
  • Print Length: 352 Pages
  • Language: English
  • Requirements: To view this book, you must have an iOS device with iBooks 1.3.1 or later and iOS 4.3.3 or later, or a Mac with iBooks 1.0 or later and OS X 10.9 or later.

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