Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having -- a husband, a house, a successful career -- yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert --Gilbert’s journey is full of mystical dreams, visions and uncanny coincidences-- steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery.This is an intriguing and substantive journey recounted with verve, humor and insight. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali. One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia is a 2006 memoir by American author Elizabeth Gilbert. The memoir chronicles the author's trip around the world after her divorce, and what she discovered during her travels. As of February 2010, the book had remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for 158 weeks.The movie rights for the memoir have been purchased by Columbia Pictures, and the film version stars American actress Julia Roberts, and is due for release in the US in August 2010.A woman who once made it her goal in life to marry and rear a family finds her priorities suddenly shifting in director Ryan Murphy's adaptation of author Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir.
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