COMMITTED A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage

Elizabeth Gilbert interweaves a history of marriage across centuries and cultures with a more personal account of her attempts to come to terms with her own impending marriage to Felipe, the man she met and fell in love with in EAT, PRAY, LOVE. On the page, these two threads might feel disjointed, but delivered in Gilbert's friendly, intimate voice, they fit naturally together, a fascinating story shared with a friend over many cups of tea. Gilbert's humor and acknowledgment of her own foibles come through clearly in her delivery, making her story easy to relate to whether the listener is a veteran of marriage, a staunch single, or somewhere in between. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2010]