Elizabeth Gilbert eats her way through Italy, meditates in India, and seeks balance in Indonesia. Her three-pronged trip is spurred by a divorce, a bitter rebound relationship, and a nasty bout of depression. With a cheeky narrative voice and the…
The best-selling memoir Wild captivates readers with its heart-pounding adventure and emotional arc. When death, divorce, and addiction threaten to dismantle Cheryl Strayed’s life, she decides to journey 1,100 miles across the Pacific Crest Trail. Danger lurks behind every bend,…
Tara Westover’s 2018 memoir Educated captures her escape from her fundamentalist Mormon upbringing in rural Idaho. From her fanatic father, who refuses to send his children to school and believes the end of the world is constantly upon them, to…
