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In her first nonfiction book in a decade, the #1 bestselling writer who taught millions of readers to live authentically (
In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert met Rayya. They became friends, then best friends, then inseparable. When tragedy entered their lives, the truth was finally laid bare: The two were in love. They were also a pair of addicts, on a collision course toward catastrophe.
What if your most beautiful love story turned into your biggest nightmare? What if the dear friend who taught you so much about your self-destructive tendencies became the unstable partner with whom you disastrously reenacted every one of them? And what if your most devastating heartbreak opened a pathway to your greatest awakening?
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Praise for All the Way to The River:
Inspiring account Gilbert achieves her signature intimacy through a bluntly confessional tone and an admirable ability to stare darkness in the face without losing hope. Readers struggling with addiction or seeking a path through heartbreak will find invaluable wisdom in these pages. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Gilbert rips open her life to share all the painful moments and grief in a story of despair and courage that must have been unimaginable to write Fans of her more lighthearted memoir and novels may be shocked by this book s intensity, but it s a brave story with an ultimately hopeful outcome. Anyone who has faced addiction or loved someone who has will recognize and be moved by Gilbert s journey. Booklist, Starred Review
The author of the world s most famous memoir returns to the form to tell the story of a great love .A worthy addition to the literature of addiction and recovery, charming and harrowing by turns. Kirkus
