The author chronicles how the U.S. government gave her and her Brazilian-born lover, Felipe, an ultimatum--marry or he cannot enter the country again--and how she tackled her fears through research and reflection on the institution of marriage.

In her early thirties, [the author] had everything a modern American woman was supposed to want - husband, country home, successful career - but instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she felt consumed by panic and confusion. This ... is the story of how she left behind all these outward marks of success, and of what she found in their place. Presents the memoir of a magazine writer's yearlong travels across the world in search of pleasure, guidance,...

Elizabeth Gilbert cuenta cómo tomó la difícil decisión de dejar atrás todas las trampas del éxito estadounidense moderno (matrimonio, hogar en el país, carrera) y encontrar, en cambio, lo que realmente quería de la vida. Descubrió el placer sensual de la buena mesa y la buena conversación (la dolce vita romana), la paz interior alcanzada mediante la meditación en Bombay y, por fin, el deseado equlibrio entre cuerpo y espirítu en Bali.

In her early thirties, Elizabeth Gilbert had everything a modern American woman was supposed to want: husband, country home, successful career; but instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed by panic and confusion. This wise and rapturous book is the story of how she left behind all these outward marks of success, and set out to explore three different aspects of her nature, against the backdrop of three different cultures: pleasure...