Eat, Pray, Love Book by Elizabeth Gilbert

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•-Inspirational-memoir-for-self-discovery-and-travel-enthusiasts.-•-Written-by-Elizabeth-Gilbert,-offering-insights-into-relationships-and-spirituality.A-celebrated-writer’s-irresistible,-candid,-and-eloquent-account-of-her-pursuit-of-worldly-pleasure,-spiritual-devotion,-and-what-she-really-wanted-out-of-life.Around-the-time-Elizabeth-Gilbert-turned-thirty,-she-went-through-an-early-onslaught-midlife-crisis.-She-had-everything-an-educated,-ambitious-American-woman-was-supposed-to-want—a-husband,-a-house,-a-successful-career.-But-instead-of-feeling-happy-and-fulfilled,-she-was-consumed-with-panic,-grief,-and-confusion.-She-went-through-a-divorce,-a-crushing-depression,-another-failed-love,-and-the-eradication-of-everything-she-ever-thought-she-was-supposed-to-be.To-recover-from-all-this,-Gilbert-took-a-radical-step.-In-order-to-give-herself-the-time-and-space-to-find-out-who-she-really-was-and-what-she-really-wanted,-she-got-rid-of-her-belongings,-quit-her-job,-and-undertook-a-yearlong-journey-around-the-world—all-alone.-Eat,-Pray,-Love-is-the-absorbing-chronicle-of-that-year.-Her-aim-was-to-visit-three-places-where-she-could-examine-one-aspect-of-her-own-nature-set-against-the-backdrop-of-a-culture-that-has-traditionally-done-that-one-thing-very-well.-In-Rome,-she-studied-the-art-of-pleasure,-learning-to-speak-Italian-and-gaining-the-twenty-three-happiest-pounds-of-her-life.-was-for-the-art-of-devotion,-and-with-the-help-of-a-native-guru-and-a-surprisingly-wise-cowboy-from-Texas,-she-embarked-on-four-uninterrupted-months-of-spiritual-exploration.-In-Bali,-she-studied-the-art-of-balance-between-worldly-enjoyment-and-divine-transcendence.-She-became-the-pupil-of-an-elderly-medicine-man-and-also-fell-in-love-the-best-way—unexpectedly.An-intensely-articulate-and-moving-memoir-of-self-discovery,-Eat,-Pray,-Love-is-about-what-can-happen-when-you-claim-responsibility-for-your-own-contentment-and-stop-trying-to-live-in-imitation-of-society’s-ideals.-It-is-certain-to-touch-anyone-who-has-ever-woken-up-to-the-unrelenting-need-for-change.