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Description
'No one who reads this book will ever forget it' Meg Mason
'An absolute masterclass and truth-bomb … I think many people will be shaken awake by this book' Emma Gannon
In her first non-fiction book in a decade, the no. 1 bestselling writer who taught millions of readers 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.
Product details
| Published | 24 Sep 2026 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 400 |
| ISBN | 9781526654595 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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