Image via WikipediaA best-selling book and now a well known movie the plot is well known already. Briefly the American author suffers a painful divorce and painful love affair, has an emotional crisis, and decides to take a year off to find some balance in her life (or just to get a life).
First stop is Italy (because she loves the language) and discovering food, making friends, learning to live as a single person and restoring a physical balance.
Second stop is in India at the ashram of her guru where she achieves spiritual balance assisted by an interesting cast of fellow seekers.
Lastly to Indonesia (Bali) where the physical and spiritual lessons enable her to find emotional balance as love comes out to play.
I was expecting a self absorbed “chick lit” book (based on a movie review!) but I enjoyed this book –it was funny (mostly at her own expense) and insightful in so many ways. And also certainly courageous. Gilbert has the gift of engaging the reader with her friendly style and making the potentially mundane shine.
Rcommended.
