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  • Eat, Pray, Love

  • One Woman's Search for Everything (Abridged)
  • By: Elizabeth Gilbert
  • Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
  • Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (479 ratings)

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Eat, Pray, Love

By: Elizabeth Gilbert
Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
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Summary

It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her 30s, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it.

A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance.

So she travels to Rome, where she learns Italian from handsome, brown-eyed identical twins and gains 25pounds, an ashram in India, where she finds that enlightenment entails getting up in the middle of the night to scrub the temple floor, and Bali where a toothless medicine man of indeterminate age offers her a new path to peace: simply sit still and smile. And slowly happiness begins to creep up on her.

©2006 Elizabeth Gilbert (P)2008 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Critic reviews

"It's what I'm giving all my girl friends." (Julia Roberts)

"This is a warm, funny, entertaining book that will make you want to eat, pray, love and write a bestseller, just like Gilbert." (The Guardian)

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Authentic articulation of her journey

Captivating story from start to finish. A compelling narrative that allows the reader to immerse themselves into the story. A great example of a memoir.

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Brilliant

I'm a little late to the party but there's nothing more to say, apart from the fact that it is a must-read.

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All range of emotions

I loved it! The story is great and I believe that many of us can relate to it at some point of our lifes. It starts so sad, but at the end - it leaves you smiling for all the good things happening in our paths.

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Why stop there?

Where does Eat, Pray, Love rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Brilliant book - but I seem to remember reading a lot more of her story when I read the book some years ago. Why does it stop short?

What was one of the most memorable moments of Eat, Pray, Love?

The purchase of the land for the house.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, I was very relaxed about listening to it - picking it up when sewing or cooking and enjoying Gilbert's quiet voice.

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A normal person on life's journey of discovery

Loved this book and I finished it in a couple of days. Very elequent and narrated beautifully. I felt as though I was on the journey with Liz and was so glad it all ended well. Makes me dream of going on a retreat and just shows how important it is to have faith, to know and love yourself.

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A little disappointing that this is an abridged version

Great book nonetheless but would’ve preferred the whole of it. She is a gifted storyteller

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Inspiring story, well read

What an inspiring story, full with wisdom, if you’re open for it. It made me go back to yoga and live more in the moment :) I loved the way it is narrated; I could imagine myself being there.

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Love it

Great narration, like the film but more interesting, makes you think about life and purpose

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Absolutely loved this!

Loved listening to Liz narrate her story. It made me reflect and think about life but also really laugh out loud at times. Humorous, genuine, heartfelt storytelling

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Loved the film so wanted to read the book

It's hard to believe this book was released in 2007 and since Liz and Felipe have divorced. It's a lovely life story though and one I imagine most of us would love to do. I read it before I have a 2 week holiday so I can practise my own, very short eat, pray, love moment. I still follow what Liz Gilbert does on instagram but she's not there that often. I hope she still carries the peace she found in herself from this year of her life.

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