"One Woman's Search For Everything..."

My friend Deanna sent me an instant message last week to see how I was doing.  I assured her that I was, still, doing fantastically awful.

And then she did the most annoying thing that people always do when they know you are feeling awful.

She recommended a book to me.

I don’t know why I didn’t punch Deanna.  Maybe because she was instant messaging me from Canada, and I have yet to figure out the emoticon for “punch in face through computer”.  Maybe because I really kind of love her.  Or maybe because, for some odd reason, my mental response was actually something along the lines of “I think you need this right now.”

Don’t ask me why.

I don’t know why I didn’t roll my eyes or immediately forget the name of that book.

What I do know is that I had $200 in my checking account, 24 hours until pay day, and a weekend conference I was leaving for that was going to require me to feed myself using a good chunk of that $200.

I stopped at Barnes & Noble on my way to the hotel and bought that damn book anyway.

I read all 331 pages of that book over the course of the next three days.

I still feel fantastically awful.

And yet, it is with as much enthusiasm as someone who is feeling fantastically awful can muster that I recommend the book, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

What is this book about?

This is a memoir about the author’s year of travel after a devastating divorce in which she tries to find herself, her God, and her happiness.  It’s a travelogue.  It’s a spiritual journey.  It’s deep and moving and hysterically funny.

Who should read this book?

Anyone who has ever searched for God.

Anyone who has ever had their heart broken.

Anyone who has ever been through or contemplated divorce.

Anyone who has searched for peace, spirituality, balance, or meaning in life.

Anyone who has searched.  For something.  And not had a damn clue what that something was when they were searching.

Anyone who loves to travel.

I paid $15 for this book at my local Barnes & Noble.  You can buy Eat, Pray, Love for about $10 on Amazon.

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