What Elizabeth Gilbert Gets Right About Telling the Hardest Truths

By Rebecca Morrison

I met Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the blockbuster Eat, Pray, Love, at a book event in DC last year. It wasn’t one of those quick “hello, sign my book” interactions. I arrived early, and there she was, this superstar literary figure wearing a cozy white sweater and holding her pink knit hat. She was paying for a bottle of water at the concession counter when I walked up to her.

“Hi, I’m Rebecca. I loved your book, Big Magic,” I said, sputtering out the words.

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