ReviewsThis is a wonderful book, brilliant and personal, rich in spiritual insight. --Anne Lamott Gilbert's prose is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible. -- The New York Times Book Review An engaging, intelligent, and highly entertaining memoir. -- Time A meditation on love in its many forms--love of food, language, humanity, God, and most meaningful for Gilbert, love of self.-- Los Angeles Times This insightful, funny account of her travels reads like a mix of Susan Orlean and Frances Mayes. -- Entertainment Weekly, A meditation on love in its many forms; love of food, language, humanity, God, and most meaningful for Gilbert, love of self. ( Los Angeles Times ), This is a wonderful book, brilliant and personal, rich in spiritual insight. -Anne Lamott Gilbert's prose is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible. - The New York Times Book Review An engaging, intelligent, and highly entertaining memoir. - Time A meditation on love in its many forms-love of food, language, humanity, God, and most meaningful for Gilbert, love of self.- Los Angeles Times This insightful, funny account of her travels reads like a mix of Susan Orlean and Frances Mayes. - Entertainment Weekly, A meditation on love in its many forms: love of food, language, humanity, God, and most meaningful for Gilbert, love of self. (Los Angeles Times), "Gilbert's prose is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible." -- The New York Times Book Review "An engaging, intelligent, and highly entertaining memoir." -- Time "A meditation on love in its many forms--love of food, language, humanity, God, and most meaningful for Gilbert, love of self."-- Los Angeles Times "This insightful, funny account of her travels reads like a mix of Susan Orlean and Frances Mayes." -- Entertainment Weekly "This is a wonderful book, brilliant and personal, rich in spiritual insight." --Anne Lamott, This insightful, funny account of her travels reads like a mix of Susan Orlean and Frances Mayes. (Entertainment Weekly), Gilbert's prose is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible. (The New York Times Book Review), This insightful, funny account of her travels reads like a mix of Susan Orlean and Frances Mayes. ( Entertainment Weekly ), Gilbert's prose is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible. ( The New York Times Book Review )
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
SynopsisOne of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time from the bestselling author of City of Girls and Big Magic , Elizabeth Gilbert. Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love touched the world and changed countless lives, inspiring and empowering millions of readers to search for their own best selves. Now, this beloved and iconic book returns in a beautiful 10th anniversary edition, complete with an updated introduction from the author, to launch a whole new generation of fans. In her early thirties, Elizabeth Gilbert had everything a modern American woman was supposed to want--husband, country home, successful career--but instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed by panic and confusion. This wise and rapturous book is the story of how she left behind all these outward marks of success, and set out to explore three different aspects of her nature, against the backdrop of three different cultures: pleasure in Italy, devotion in India, and on the Indonesian island of Bali, a balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence., The 10th anniversary edition of one of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time from the bestselling author of City of Girls and Big Magic , Elizabeth Gilbert. Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love touched the world and changed countless lives, inspiring and empowering millions of readers to search for their own best selves. Now, this beloved and iconic book returns in a beautiful 10th anniversary edition, complete with an updated introduction from the author, to launch a whole new generation of fans. In her early thirties, Elizabeth Gilbert had everything a modern American woman was supposed to want--husband, country home, successful career--but instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed by panic and confusion. This wise and rapturous book is the story of how she left behind all these outward marks of success, and set out to explore three different aspects of her nature, against the backdrop of three different cultures: pleasure in Italy, devotion in India, and on the Indonesian island of Bali, a balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence.
LC Classification NumberG154.5.G55A3 2016