Elizabeth is in her thirties, settled in a large house with a husband who wants to start a family. But she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a rebound fling later, Elizabeth emerges battered yet determined to find what she's been missing. So begins her quest. In Rome, she indulges herself and gains nearly two stone. In India, she finds enlightenment through scrubbing temple floors. Finally, in Bali, a toothless medicine man reveals a new path to peace, leaving her ready to love again.

Elizabeth is in her thirties, settled in a large house with a husband who wants to start a family. But she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a rebound fling later, Elizabeth emerges battered yet determined to find what she's been missing. So begins her quest. In Rome, she indulges herself and gains nearly two stone. In India, she finds enlightenment through scrubbing temple floors. Finally, in Bali, a toothless medicine man reveals a new path to peace, leaving her ready to love again.

Eine Frau auf der Suche nach allem quer durch Italien, Indien und Indonesien. »Ein fantastisches Buch.« Julia Roberts Der internationale und preisgekronte Bestseller von Elizabeth Gilbert New York: um drei Uhr nachts erwacht Elizabeth Gilbert weinend im Badezimmer. Sie ist uber drei?ig mit Mann und Haus, doch nein, glucklich ist sie nicht. Sie macht sich auf die Suche nach drei Dingen, die ihr fehlen: Freude, Hingabe und innere Balance. Ihre Reise fuhrt sie nach Rom, wo sie Italienisch lernt, nach Indien, wo sie in einem Ashram erfahrt, dass man zur Erleuchtung nachts Boden schrubben muss, und nach Bali, wo sie den Pfad zum inneren Gleichgewicht findet. Und so kommt das Gluck. »Ich habe einmal ein Buch geschrieben, das zufallig ein Riesenbestseller wurde«, schrieb Elizabeth Gilbert uber ihre Lebensgeschichte. In der Verfilmung mit Julia Roberts wurde das Buch zum Hit, durch Millionen begeisterter Leserinnen zum Klassiker. »Wie Elizabeth Gilbert erzahlt, ist im Wortsinn gro?es Kino.« Christine Westermann, WDR Fernsehen

The #1 New York Times bestselling follow-up to Eat, Pray, Love--an intimate and erudite celebration of love. At the end of her memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian living in Indonesia. The couple swore eternal love, but also swore (as skittish divorce survivors) never to marry. However, providence intervened in the form of a U.S. government ultimatum: get married, or Felipe could never enter America again. Told with Gilbert's trademark humor and intelligence, this fascinating meditation on compatibility and fidelity chronicles Gilbert's complex and sometimes frightening journey into second marriage, and will enthrall the millions of readers who made Eat, Pray, Love a number one bestseller.

Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR. Elizabeth Gilbert, a successful writer, had everything - a husband, friends, a big house in New York. But one day she realized she did not want any of it. A new relationship brought more heartbreak, deep depression followed, and in desperation, she started to pray. She decided to spend a year without any new relationships, and to travel in Italy, India, and Indonesia, searching for meaning in her life. This memoir is the true story of her journey of discovery through pleasure, religion, and back to love again. It has also been made into a major movie.

At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe - a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both survivors of difficult divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the U.S. government, who - after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing - gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving completely into this topic, trying with all her might to discover (through historical research, interviews and much personal reflection) what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. The result is Committed - a witty and intelligent contemplation of marriage that debunks myths, unthreads fears and suggests that sometimes even the most romantic of souls must trade in her amorous fantasies for the humbling responsibility of adulthood.

A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life. .

A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life. .

A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Watch the 'Eat Pray Love' Theatrical Trailer for the forthcoming movie set to be released on August 13, 2010. Make this your next book club selection and everyone saves. Get 15% off when you order 5 or more of this title for your book club. Simply enter the coupon code GILBERTEAT at checkout. This offer does not apply to eBook purchases. This offer applies to only one downloadable audio per purchase. This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls "Anne Lamott's hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister") is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.

At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe - a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married (Both survivors of difficult divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the U.S. government, who - after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing - gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving completely into this topic, trying with all her might to discover (through historical research, interviews and much personal reflection) what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. The result is Committed - a witty and intelligent contemplation of marriage that debunks myths, unthreads fears and suggests that sometimes even the most romantic of souls must trade in her amorous fantasies for the humbling responsibility of adulthood. Gilbert's memoir - destined to become a cherished handbook for any thinking person hovering on the verge of marriage - is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love, with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails.

Несмотря на все современные атрибуты женского счастья: удачное замужество, роскошный загородный дом, многообещающую карьеру, Элизабет не чувствует себя счастливой. В страстном стремлении обрести радость жизни и внутренний покой она отправляется в Италию, затем в Индию и, наконец, в Индонезию, где ей удаётся понять себя и найти гармонию с миром. В книге представлен сокращённый и адаптированный текст уровня Intermediate. Адаптация, сокращение и словарь И. Б. Загородней.

Перед вами книга-бестселлер, которая была успешно экранизирована и завоевала любовь читателей во всем мире. Это автобиографическая и глубоко личная история про поиск и принятие себя, любовь к миру, путешествия и свободу.После тяжелого развода писательница из Нью-Йорка Элизабет решает целый год путешествовать по миру. Три страны ее длинного путешествия, Италия, Индия и Индонезия, каждая по-своему учат Лиз радоваться ежедневным мелочам и не бояться нового опыта. В попытках обрести прочную почву под ногами, она достигает гармонии с собой и встречает новую любовь.Роман печатается с незначительными сокращениями и снабжен комментариями и словарем.

Перед вами книга-бестселлер, которая была успешно экранизирована и завоевала любовь читателей во всем мире. Это автобиографическая и глубоко личная история про поиск и принятие себя, любовь к миру, путешествия и свободу.После тяжелого развода писательница из Нью-Йорка Элизабет решает целый год путешествовать по миру. Три страны ее длинного путешествия, Италия, Индия и Индонезия, каждая по-своему учат Лиз радоваться ежедневным мелочам и не бояться нового опыта. В попытках обрести прочную почву под ногами, она достигает гармонии с собой и встречает новую любовь.Роман печатается с незначительными сокращениями и снабжен комментариями и словарем.

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