All the Way to the River

Love, Loss, and Liberation

De: Elizabeth Gilbert

Narrado por: Elizabeth Gilbert

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 and listeners 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.

©2025 Elizabeth Gilbert (P)2025 Penguin Audio

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“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

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

Yup that good

Couldn’t stop listening until it was over and then I was so bummed once it was.

Everything

I love this author. She always touches my heart. Most amazing story. Gut wrenching. Real. Wonderful!

Gorgeous

Absolutely stunning. I’ll think about this book for many many years. Narrated in the authors voice was such a treat. Thank you for sharing yourself with us Elizabeth.

Honest and genuine

I loved every word, I am moved forever. This is life changing everyone should read this. I'm still in awe.

Heartbreaking Breath of Hope!

I have never stayed up all night listening to a book...until this one! Now I will listen to it again. it is that good! For anyone who has experienced addiction or loss. This is where your heart might start to heal.

Hauntingly beautiful!!!!!!

This book carried me through the most euphorically beautiful, emotionally undulating, and hauntingly romantic journey my soul so desperately needed! It gave me not only healing, but also the chance to experience a love story where unapologetic passion is the very source!!! Thank you Liz for your authenticity, courage, and honesty!

Absolutely Amazing!!!

I felt each word spoken straight into my soul. It’s what I needed to hear and I have so much gratitude to both phenomenal women. Thank you!

Wow. Stunning.

What a beautiful, raw, vulnerable and precious story. Beautifully done. Highly recommend this read ! Thank you Liz Gilbert for such a special book.

Masterpiece!!

Thank you for your raw honesty, your beautiful poetry, masterful writing, humor, and thorough research, Elizabeth Gilbert!!!!

The recovery I truly appreciated the boom

Love the story and the recovery of relationships, rediscovery self and renewal. The work invoked and the courage it takes to save one’s life.