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This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls “Anne Lamott’s hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister”) is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.

Rating : - A Relaxing Read
I had put off reading this book for a long time because the title turned me off. One day I decided to read it since it was summer and I had some extra time. From the first page, I was hooked. I was so surprised to find the book a delightfully humorous memoir of Gilbert's year finding herself. There is no preaching and I found lots of depth amidst the humor. She is one lucky woman to have had the opportunity to spend a year traveling as she did. There is so much that I could identify with and am very glad that I bought the book and read it. I know it will be a book I read again and again. That is quite something since I was initially reluctant to read it.