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Why Women Should Never Have Fallen For Elizabeth Gilbert And “Eat Pray Love”
Some of us probably remember 2006 better than others. Bird flu was discovered in the UK, Saddam Hussein was killed, Google purchased YouTube for millions of dollars…and feminists everywhere rallied around their newest icon, then 30-something Elizabeth Gilbert.
By Gwen Farrell5 min read
Gilbert’s memoir Eat Pray Love: One Woman’s Search For Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia was published, taking the nonfiction world by storm. It sat on The New York Times Bestsellers list for almost 200 consecutive weeks and was featured in dedicated episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show. It was later translated into over 30 languages, and the 2010 follow-up film adaptation starring Julia Roberts as Gilbert was a box office smash.