CALL: 1-800-495-5999 or 416-222-9556 Rentals   Locations   Blog   Rental Queue     Search: Advanced search Username Password Register   Talking Book World Canada :: Biography and Memoir :: COMMITTED - A SKEPTIC MAKES PEACE WITH MARRIAGE Printable version  Categories BESTSELLERS Biography and Memoir Business Children's Classics Fantasy Fiction and Literature French Health and Healing History Horror Humour Language Meditation Mystery/Thriller Nonfiction - General Old Time Radio Parenting Personal Growth Philosophy Relationships Science Fiction Spirituality Travel and Adventure Your cart Cart is empty View cart Checkout Rental queue Purchase history Rental history Special Gift certificates Help Privacy statement Terms & Conditions Rent-by-mail Retail Locations About Us Schools and Libraries Corporate Plans Return Policy Blog / Extras COMMITTED - A SKEPTIC MAKES PEACE WITH MARRIAGE At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both were survivors of previous divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the United States government, which—after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing—gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving into this topic completely, trying with all her might to discover through historical research, interviews, and much personal reflection what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. Told with Gilbert's trademark wit, intelligence and compassion, Committed attempts to "turn on all the lights" when it comes to matrimony, frankly examining questions of compatibility, infatuation, fidelity, family tradition, social expectations, divorce risks and humbling responsibilities. Gilbert's memoir is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails.   20% Details   Book ID 17062 ISBN 13 9780143145752 Author ELIZABETH GILBERT Narrator ELIZABETH GILBERT Media Type CD Cover Available Y Abridged N # of CDs 7 Author Last Name GILBERT Price: $30.00 Options   If you see this message, your web browser doesn't support JavaScript or JavaScript is disabled. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings so the online store can function correctly.   Send to friend Your name: * Your e-mail: * Recipient's email: * Send to friend   Recommended products list Customers who bought this product also bought the following products: 8TH HABIT ENTOMBED BLINDSIDED LIONBOY: THE TRUTH   Customer feedback Product rating Product rating   Voting Select your rating... Excellent! Very good Good Fair Poor Rate It! Customer Reviews Author: Samantha Fans of Eat Pray Love should definitely check out Elizabeth Gilbert's new book, Committed. Gilbert picks up immediately after Eat Pray Love, with the dilemma of how she can continue to live with her Australian/Brazilian boyfriend when he is denied entry to the US. The two travel around Southeast Asia, waiting for the fiancé visa to be approved, and considering what marriage means to two people who have already had bad divorces. Gilbert blends their experiences with marriage customs from all over the world, and the result is both thought provoking and engaging. Even though there's a lot of information on marriage as an institution included, Gilbert's characteristic humour and openness makes the material feel relevant. Her tactic of using an insight about, say, relationships in Laos to investigate her own feelings means that you feel like you had thought to wonder about Laotian marriage yourself (and glad that you did not have to eat frogs to gain the insight). For anyone looking for an excellent personal memoir or a not-too-heavy meditation on society, Committed would be a great choice.

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