Description: "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."--
Review Quotes: Praise for All the Way to The River
"Classic Gilbert: entertaining, insightful, wrenching, self-effacing, self-indulgent and profoundly real. Its strongest scenes, of Gilbert and partner Rayya Elias's beyond-beautiful and then beyond-ugly interactions, are punch-to-the-gut powerful ... She furthers the enduring women's crusade to split the world open."-The Washington Post "A blockbuster: brutally honest, lurid, transcendent, and compelling...Gilbert is undoubtedly a force." -Boston Globe "A loving tribute to Elias, an unfiltered descent into substance abuse, and an intimate look at Gilbert's hard fought road to recovery." -TIME "What makes this book worthy is the author's fierce self-reckoning: There's no easy triumph, just more hard work." -Los Angeles Times "A delicious mashup of narrative that's by turns harrowing and healing."-People "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 "Deeply personal...a beautiful portrait of a woman learning to care for herself." -Real Simple "Inspiring account...Gilbert achieves her signature intimacy through a bluntly confessional tone... and an admirable ability to stare darkness in the face without losing hope. Readers struggling with addiction or seeking a path through heartbreak will find invaluable wisdom in these pages." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Gilbert rips open her life to share all the painful moments and grief ... in a story of despair and courage that ... must have been unimaginable to write... Fans of her more lighthearted memoir and novels may be shocked by this book's intensity, but it's a brave story with an ultimately hopeful outcome. Anyone who has faced addiction--or loved someone who has--will recognize and be moved by Gilbert's journey." -Booklist, Starred Review "The author of the world's most famous memoir returns to the form to tell the story of a great love....A worthy addition to the literature of addiction and recovery, charming and harrowing by turns." - Kirkus