EAT PRAY LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert
ISBN: 0670034711
Format: Hardcover, 352pp
Pub. Date: February 2006
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Reading this memoir of Elizabeth Gilbert’s soul-searching trip around the world is both inspiring and uplifting. It is so beautifully written that one feels as though they have escaped into the private diary of a charismatic young woman in search of herself but at the same time the book works to help others who find themselves in similiar situations of feeling lost in the world. Essentially what Gilbert has created with EAT, PRAY, LOVE is a memoir that reads both like a novel and a self-help book. Gilbert was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle for her previous work. The strength of her prose lies in its ability to evoke clear and beautiful images with the turn of a phrase. A highly recommended read!!
UPDATE: Soon to be made into a major motion picture starring Julia Roberts! Stay tuned…
