Eat, Pray, Love

One Woman's Search for Everything

By Elizabeth Gilbert

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Average Rating: (See all 10 reviews) Format: Paperback, 352 pages, New edition Edition Published In: United Kingdom, 5 March 2007 24 hour shipping It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance. So she travels to Rome, where she learns Italian from handsome, brown-eyed identical twins and gains twenty-five pounds, an ashram in India, where she finds that enlightenment entails getting up in the middle of the night to scrub the temple floor, and Bali where a toothless medicine man of indeterminate age offers her a new path to peace: simply sit still and smile. And slowly happiness begins to creep up on her. Reviews 'A writer of incandescent talent' Annie Proulx 'It's a good read. I can't get away from it' Britney Spears, Glamour 'If a more likable writer than Gilbert is currently in print, I haven't found him or her Gilbert's prose is fuelled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible' New York Times 'A witty, honest account of loss and new beginnings, this will be enjoyed by anyone who's realised "having it all" isn't all it's cracked up to be' Easy Living About the Author Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of a short story collection, Pilgrims (a finalist for the Pen/Hemmingway Award), a novel, Stern Men and a book of non fiction, The Last American Man (nominated for the National Book Award and a New York Times Notable Book for 2002). She is a writer-at-large for American GQ where she has received two National Magazine Award nominations for feature writing. Elizabeth Gilbert lives in Philadelphia. Prizes The New York Times' bestseller A combination of Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment, Driving over Lemons and The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing. Also for fans of Allison Pearson Elizabeth Gilbert is an award-winning journalist and novelist, and writes regularly for the Paris Review, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, and the New York Times Magazine Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN: 0747585660 EAN: 9780747585664 Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 centimetres (0.22 kg)

Oh, how wonderful! I laughed out loud, cried, and nodded my head over and over throughout this story of a woman's pilgrimage to find herself. She writes so well. This is a great read for anyone who loves to travel, loves to eat, wants to know God, or is having a crisis of anykind in their lives. I didn't want it to end! Great stuff.

A riviting read, story of a woman who after a very nasty divorce has to find a way to repair herself, first to eat and on to italy for a few months to indulge the senses and revive both her body and spirit, then to india to pray and meditate and repair her physical self, now she is ready to love and love through every pore of her being an emotional read that will have you laughing, crying and sympathsing all at once.

This is the very first non-fiction book that I have kept reading all the way through. It surprised and delighted me, and, though this sounds very naff, changed the way I think.

MY GOSH!! This book is fantastic I love it can't put it down. Great Read.

Absolutely loved this book! Couldn't put it down once I got into it.

Interesting read - inspired me to think about my life and has encouraged me to get back to yoga and meditation.
A lot of it was over the top though, also rather unbelievable in parts.

This is one woman's account of rebuilding herself after a messy divorce. She chose to do this by spending a year evenly divided between Italy, India and Indonesia. I loved the account of her time in Rome. I'm in a similar situation and I could readily relate to the fellings she expressed. I ploughed through the time she spent in an Ashram in India. This part of the book didn't have the same voice as the first. The final section was set in Bali, and although the storyline moved along better than India, it never reached the level of Rome again. I'd pass my copy on to a friend to read but I wouldn't recommend them to buy it themselves.

Great book. I found Elizabeth's writing easy to fall into, and really appreciated the narrative of life experience she provided. Gilbert shows a wide variety of life-styles and makes one question random aspects of life that are rarely seriously considered. An addictive, thought provoking read. Very enjoyable.

a light, easy, funny and moving read.... i loved it!

This book tells of one woman's journey to find herself and give her own life some meaning. Many of us find ourselves asking at some point, how we got where we are, is this where we really want to be and who we really are.
Elizabeth allows us to journey with her through Italy, India and Bali, sharing her most intimate thoughts that will make you laugh, cry and reflect all in one.