All the Way to the River

Love, Loss, and Liberation

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK

"A delicious mashup of narrative that's by turns harrowing and healing." –People

“Entertaining, insightful, wrenching … punch-to-the-gut powerful.” –The Washington Post

“A blockbuster: brutally honest, lurid, transcendent, and compelling…Gilbert is undoubtedly a force.” —Boston Globe

In her first nonfiction book in a decade, the #1 bestselling writer who taught millions of readers to live authentically (Eat Pray Love) and creatively (Big Magic) shows how to break free.

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?

All the Way to the River is a landmark memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever been captive to love—or to any other passion, substance, or craving—and who yearns, at long last, for liberation.

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Praise for All the Way to The River:

“Classic Gilbert: entertaining, insightful, wrenching, self-effacing, self-indulgent and profoundly real. Its strongest scenes, of Gilbert and partner Rayya Elias’s beyond-beautiful and then beyond-ugly interactions, are punch-to-the-gut powerful … She furthers the enduring women’s crusade to split the world open.”–The Washington Post

“A blockbuster: brutally honest, lurid, transcendent, and compelling…Gilbert is undoubtedly a force.” –Boston Globe

“A loving tribute to Elias, an unfiltered descent into substance abuse, and an intimate look at Gilbert’s hard fought road to recovery.” –TIME

“What makes this book worthy is the author’s fierce self-reckoning: There’s no easy triumph, just more hard work.” –Los Angeles Times

"A delicious mashup of narrative that's by turns harrowing and healing."–People

"Elizabeth Gilbert has written her rawest memoir yet. . .the acclaimed author pulls no punches, offering an unvarnished look at love, addiction, and the long road to recovery."–Elle

“Deeply personal…a beautiful portrait of a woman learning to care for herself.” –Real Simple

“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

RECOGNIZING my OWN addiction

I began this book, intrigued, and believing that it would be a hard story to witness, but loving Liz Gilbert, it was a no-brainer for me. As I listened to her soothing voice, page after page, I became profoundly aware that she was speaking to me! I have never confronted my own relationship, addictions, I have never been fully aware that I even had any. I believe this book has set me on a new path and possibly changed the trajectory of my life.!! 10 out of 10 recommend⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow!

This is a powerful book with many life lessons intertwined. So much deep work you have done and shared with us. Thank you! I will keep this one close.

Beautifully Written. Beautiful Journey

People will attack Gilbert for the content of this book, questioning the integrity of writing about her wife’s life and death. But this book is so much more than that. This book is honest and true and everything people need to hear right now. My hope is that I can forget this so I can read it again for the first time. But I suspect that will be a difficult task.

One of the most prolific books I have ever read

It is her accountability, her vulnerability, her raw, honest truth, and her beautiful poetic words that make this the best book I have ever read

It’s okay!

It’s a bit too therapy speak for me…….. but it’s good. It’s just not my favorite.