Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Penguin Group ©2006
Book Jacket Summary: 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 felt 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 of what she found in their place. Following a divorce and a crushing depression, Gilbert set out to examine three different aspects of her nature, set 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.
Review: This was the first book I read with my book club in Rhode Island. The book is broken up into three sections, so we discussed it in about three meetings. My favorite part was her time in Italy. I found some of the other sections a little unbelievable but overall a good story about transitions and finding out who you are at a difficult time of life.
Rating: It’s a great first hand account of living in places I would like to travel to. If only everyone could take a year off from life.
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