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. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. 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. To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want-a husband, a house, a successful career. If You Like This Title You Might Also Like.Įat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and IndonesiaĪround the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis.
This free video is available to watch through Elizabeth Gilbert After the reading she fields questions about her experiences traveling and writing the book. In this free half-hour talk delivered for the program, Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, reads an excerpt from her bestselling book which gives a background to the quest she undertook to Italy, India, and Bali, to explore her competing urges for earthly delights and divine transcendence.
Today's Resource of the Elizabeth Gilbert Free Resource (#489) - February 4th, 2008