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Eat, Pray, Love
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One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
By
Elizabeth Gilbert
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Free shipping NZ wide Ships within 24 hours from USA supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 352 pages | | Release Date: | February 2007 |
A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life. ReviewsGilbert (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) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. An interest in the human condition is the common thread that ties together Gilbert's diverse body of work, ranging from a collection of short stories (Pilgrim) to a novel discussing the outdoor lifestyle of Eustace Conway (The Last American Man). In her new work, she continues her exploration of the human psyche through a very personal journey of self-discovery in three countries: Italy, India, and Indonesia. In Italy, her first escape, she devours the food and the melodic language with equal gusto. In India, she decamps to an ashram to learn the intense discipline prayer and spiritual pilgrimage require, in the process revealing the depths to be found in reflection, meditation, and historical teachings. In Indonesia, she generates strong friendships and gains insight into homeopathic medicines, healing, and the complexities of different cultures. Throughout, she candidly shares her observations and emotions as she grows from a woman shattered, lost, and confused to one rejuvenated, confident, and in love. A probing, thoughtful title with a free and easy style, this work seamlessly blends history and travel for a very enjoyable read. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 10/15/05.]-Jo-Anne Mary Benson, Osgoode, Ont. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information. 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") |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books | | ISBN: | 0143038419 |
| EAN: | 9780143038412 | | Dimensions: | 21.54 x 13.92 x 1.98 centimeters (0.32 kg) |
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15+ years |
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 – Customer review on 16/05/2008
Elizabeth shares her own personal journey back to herself.. the happy person she needs to be - to move on from an unhappy marriage and the 'transition' guy.
Its a wonderfully written memoir that leaves you feeling uplifted and hopeful.
Very candid and open about her failings and flaws, a human story that I have recommended to pretty much all my friends.
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– Customer review on 17/11/2008
I saw the oprah special on this book about 3 months ago with Elizabeth Gilbert -3 years after this book was published and ordered it straight away as I wanted to know what 'the blue light' etc was and I liked her although on the show all her answers seemed a bit rehearsed. But her writing is not, it was a great read. I think warm is the perfect word to describe her writing as she instantly feels like someone you know and there a few lightbulb moments in there for yourself as well. You can read it all at once like I did or in 3 parts slowly like my friend as they all very separate stories and she absorbs you so much in the moment of where she is at, you completely forget that she was pigging out on pizza in Italy by the time you get to Bali!
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– Customer review on 21/05/2009
I am not one to normally place reviews BUT this book is fantatsic! Elizabeth Gilbert has captured many poignant moments in her search for self discovery using both humour and insight to entertain and inspire. In the past I avoided books within this genre as I often found them self-indulgent and a little too earnest, but this really is an accessible story I can relate to and have found myself laughing and not wanting to put this book down. I have urged many friends to buy this book and they have loved it as well.
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– Customer review on 08/10/2008
Fantastic, as soon as I finished reading it, I started reading it again.
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– Customer review on 25/06/2008
I just loved this book. I laughed lots and could relate to much of it.
I am looking forward to the sequel coming out in 2009
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– Customer review on 10/01/2010
Absolutely fabulous! A great humorous, inspiring read.
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– Customer review on 27/10/2009
I had commenced reading "Eat Pray and Love" at my cousin's house in Glen Innes whilst on a visit. I did not know that she had not finished it. So as I could not take it home with me I looked on your site and was lucky enough to find it there. It really is a "cannot put you down book". Beautifully written with humor, sensitivity, wit and a great deal of skill. There were times when I heard a voice in my head saying "That is what you should have done ....". I found when I had finished reading that I was so sad and will certainly look for another of Elizabeth Gilbert's books to read. I would especially recommend it to any woman who has had something less than the life she thought she was going to have or, much much more.
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– Customer review on 27/10/2009
I had commenced reading "Eat Pray and Love" at my cousin's house in Glen Innes whilst on a visit. I did not know that she had not finished it. So as I could not take it home with me I looked on your site and was lucky enough to find it there. It really is a "cannot put you down book". Beautifully written with humor, sensitivity, wit and a great deal of skill. There were times when I heard a voice in my head saying "That is what you should have done ....". I found when I had finished reading that I was so sad and will certainly look for another of Elizabeth Gilbert's books to read. I would especially recommend it to any woman who has had something less than the life she thought she was going to have or, much much more.
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 – Customer review on 19/09/2009
I obviously missed something with this book... It has been given rave reviews, the press seem to love it, but i just found it fairly painful and, well, boring. I was glad when it was over.
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 – Customer review on 08/09/2009
I bought this book after seeing Elizabeth Gilbert on Oprah - this book is about starting over and being true to yourself.
Elizabeth has it all a big house, the handsome husband, she is a published author and journalist, and she is trying for a baby, she should be happy? A naturally bubbly, chatty and engaging person Elizabeth finds herself in a dark and desperately sad place in her life where everything is hollow including her marriage, and can no longer maintain the facade. In desperation one night a 3am crying relentlessly on her bathroom floor begging for help, she has a 'moment of clarity & calm'. She makes some tough decisions and goes through a sole consuming divorce and after she has lost almost everything, her journey begins.
Eat, Pray, Love; is her personal journey to restore joy, pleasure and balance to her life and eventually love.
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