First published 2006
Reeling from a painful divorce, Elizabeth Gilbert abandons her successful life in America to embark on a year-long pilgrimage of self-discovery. In Italy, she indulges in the simple pleasures of food and language. In India, she seeks spiritual enlightenment through rigorous meditation. And on the island of Bali, she strives to find a balance between the hedonistic and the holy. With raw honesty and wry humor, Gilbert's transformative odyssey speaks to anyone who's ever yearned to escape the confines of their ordinary life.
Genres: travel, self-help, memoir, non-fiction
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, personal-growth
Setting: United States, Italy, Indonesia, India
400 pages · Paperback · Riverhead Books