In All the Way to the River, she writes about her deceased best friend and lover, Rayya. They become friends, then best friends, then inseparable. Love blossoms, unexpectedly, then Rayya gets sick. It's beautifully written, and I love it

Elif Shafak, Observer, Books of the year

With Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert started a movement ... This new memoir is just as powerful – raw, unflinching and deeply healing. She bares her soul, sharing her truth so openly, she offers readers the courage to face their own

Oprah Winfrey

Gilbert's supernatural ability to find the upside is her unique power as a writer ... [Gilbert] is a good advert for what to do when you end up on the floor: take it as a sign to look inward

Observer

Heart-breaking, sometimes harrowing, but with profound honesty, Elizabeth Gilbert asks us to hope. No one who reads this book will ever forget it

Meg Mason

An absolute masterclass and truth-bomb of a memoir, packed with rawness, courage and poetry. I feel changed by it. The deepest truest manifesto I've ever read on recovery, addiction, facing yourself and what it means to belong. I think many people will be shaken awake by this book

Emma Gannon

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