Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, Elizabeth Gilbert literary fiction ' So begins this irresistible

' So begins this irresistible voyage into the dark side of Victorian London

Through wide-ranging and often deeply personal conversation

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Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, Elizabeth Gilbert literary fiction ' So begins this irresistibleEffectively sentenced to wed in order to live in America with her Brazilian born partner (both were survivors of horrific divorces) Elizabeth Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by trying with all her might to discover through historical research interviews and much personal reflection what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. In Committed she attempts with wit intelligence and compassion to "turn on all the lights" when it comes to