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Get the Summary of Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Elizabeth Gilbert embarks on a journey of self-discovery following a painful divorce and a tumultuous affair. She travels to Italy, India, and Indonesia, seeking pleasure, devotion, and balance. In Italy, she indulges in the language and cuisine while confronting her mental health struggles. In India, she immerses herself in...
2) And Marvel
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Death is hard. It's as inevitable as manipulation and misogyny; as inevitable as love, conflict, insanity, sleep-deprivation, and broken hearts. It's coming. It's here.
On the 28th April 2018, a young poet called Dan "DC" Collins was found dead in the woodlands by his home in Birmingham. He'd taken his own life. This was done, at least in part, because I had made the incredibly selfish decision to stop being his girlfriend. This decision would...
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"Eat, Pray, Love," meets "When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home."
Free-spirited young woman travels the U.S. and Europe in search of romance. The proudly chaste "good girl" soon finds navigating her way through the sexually-evolving world of the 1970s will take a skill set her Sunday school teacher never taught her.
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Arsenault enthralls with this story of what ensues in the shocking aftermath of the sudden, violent death of the successful author of a "honky-tonk Eat, Pray, Love," when an old college friend of the murdered woman comes across an unpublished manuscript-one which could possibly lead to the writer's killer. A former lexicographer, English teacher, children's librarian, and Peace Corps volunteer, Emily Arsenault has found her true calling as an author...
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Paradise Under Glass is a witty and absorbing memoir about one woman's unlikely desire to build, stock, and tend a small conservatory in her suburban Maryland home. Ruth Kassinger's wonderful story of the unique way she chose to cope with the profound changes in her life-a book that will delight readers of Eat, Pray, Love and I Feel Bad About My Neck-is interwoven with the fascinating history of conservatories from the Renaissance orangeries to the...
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Elizabeth Gilbert hat eine ganze Generation von Leserinnen geprägt: Mit EAT PRAY LOVE lebten wir Dolce Vita in Italien, meditierten in Indien und fanden das Glück auf Bali. Mit BIG MAGIC schenkt uns die Autorin eine begeisternde Liebeserklärung an die Macht der Inspiration, die aus jedem von uns einen kreativen Menschen machen kann. Warum nicht endlich einen Song aufnehmen, ein Restaurant eröffnen, ein Buch schreiben? Elizabeth Gilbert vertraut...
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Meet Liz. Mother of two teenage kids and wife of Brian.
Faced with midlife & realising that unless she gets her skates on, she'll never get to live out her fantasy of travelling the world with her family (and be like that woman from Eat, Pray Love), Liz plans a year-long globetrotting trip.
Annoyingly, things don't quite go as expected.
This is probably because Liz is slightly deluded & chooses to ignore the fact that her husband has acid reflux &...
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In The Practice of Saying No, beloved author and preacher Barbara Brown Taylor reflects on the meaning of keeping the Sabbath: of saying no to work and doing, but instead celebrating stopping, resting on the porch, and taking the time to recognize our interconnectedness. The Practice of Saying No will appeal to anyone seeking more meaning and spirituality in their everyday lives. Barbara Brown Taylor, acclaimed author of Leaving Church and An Altar...
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This remarkable memoir by a Pulitzer Prize- and Polk Award-winning journalist takes readers on a wild, tragicomic ride from the criminal courtrooms of California's Silicon Valley to the Himalayan mountains of Pakistan to the deserts of Ethiopia. In delightful, insightful prose, Katherine Ellison reflects on her mistakes and her triumphs as she reveals the stories of how her career almost ended before it began, how she nearly missed marrying the love...
10) Shameless
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This is a deeply personal story of growing up within evangelical Christianity, and questioning its guidance on premarital sex.
Now updated with a new preface by the author!
Dani Fankhauser was 26, in a new city, and a virgin who'd never had a boyfriend. Her trust that God would bring her a perfect partner, as the Christian self-help books had promised, was fading. She worried she would never find love if she continued on the same path.
Shameless...
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Reeling from her second marriage with a narcissistic man, vulnerable, brave Sofia books a one-way ticket to Sicily, determinedly picking up the pieces of her broken heart and shattered life. Armed with her steely resolve, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama as her spiritual guide, and the enduring wisdom of Dr. Seuss, Sofia embarks on a soul journey to find happiness and inner peace as she absorbs the splendors of the Mediterranean. She finds a kindred spirit...
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What do you do when everyone around you is embracing parenthood or focused on their careers, and you're not sure either path is right for you? Lisa Jansen decided to find out. At 33, Lisa had everything she ever wanted; A successful career in marketing, amazing friends, and the great outdoors of New Zealand as her playground. She was happy. Until one day, doubts started creeping in, and Lisa found herself at a crossroads. Unsure about whether she...
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It's the adventure of Wild, the contemplation of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and the neuroses of Eat, Pray, Love, all on a shoestring budget… and bicycles.Lessons of the road:-Worry doesn't help.-Just wait and see.-Let go of the trip you thought you'd be on.-Balance self-improvement with self-acceptance.-Be present.When Emily and Mary head west from Cape May, New Jersey, Emily imagines the peace she'll find bicycling across the open...
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Starting the Lonely hearts Travel Club was supposed to be the second chance that gave Georgia Green back her life. She thought it would be just like travelling, but the reality is far from rosy as she realizes that starting a new business is definitely not a beach!
So when Georgia finds herself on an impromptu work trip to India she knows something's got to give! Where has the girl gone who fought so hard to rebuild her life?...
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Written decades before Eat, Pray, Love, this inspiring memoir details one woman's incredible journey through India to bring Eastern spirituality to the Western world. Even before she arrived at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of Transcendental Meditation, in Rishikesh, India, a city at the foothills of the Himalayas along the banks of the Ganges River, in 1962, Nancy Cooke de Herrera lived a lifetime of adventure. During the 1950s,...
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Nancy Regan appeared as if she had it all together; she was a happy wife and mother and loved her successful career as a television broadcaster. Her memoir, From Showing Off to Showing UP, reveals just how close she was to having everything in that perfect illusion fall apart. With lyrical prose, Regan explores overcoming imposter syndrome, stage fright, and perfectionism, and the journey toward embracing our most authentic selves. "An intimate memoir...
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A delightfully heartwarming and funny story that proves it's never too late to change the habits of a lifetime, perfect for fans of Judy Leigh, Hazel Prior and Maddie Please.
Something old, something new, something stolen…?
Gina Knight is looking forward to the prospect of retirement with her husband of forty-three years. Until, to her surprise, said husband decides he needs to 'find himself' – alone – and disappears to Santa Fe, leaving divorce...
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A bit like Eat Pray Love meets murder mystery, Lise McClendon's second Bennett Sisters mystery chronicles the traditional hunt for priceless European truffles, the unexpected thrill of romance overseas, the ups and downs of sisterly bonding rituals, and murderous intrigue in the heart of France.
Law practice is in the Bennett sisters' blood-along with designer suits and stilettos. But they've decided to ditch the more predictable Caribbean cruise...
19) Bust Writers Block Forever, 7 Game-Changing Ways for Writers, Authors, to Kiss Writer's Block Goodby
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When Writer's Block Strikes...How do You Break-Free? ★Authors, Writers, Creatives! Unleash Your Creativity: Finally Crush Writer's Block. Have you ever experienced dreaded writer's block, a torment that haunts new and experienced writers alike... the frustration of staring at a blank page, the fear of abandoning your half-finished masterpiece, or the overwhelming feeling of not even knowing where to begin? Fear Not, it doesn't have to be that WayIntroducing...
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Diana Hope, 55, is still adjusting to her recent separation when she discovers her ex-husband has just proposed to a woman 30 years younger. Secretly hoping they would reunite, Diana is devastated. She realizes the time has come to reimagine life without him-in fact, to reimagine her life, period.
Devoting the last 30 years of her life to being a dutiful wife and mother and to climbing the corporate ladder, Diana has been relentlessly driven, and...