{"product_id":"committed-a-sceptic-makes-peace-with-marriage","title":"Committed: A Sceptic Makes Peace With Marriage","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the end of her bestselling memoir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEat, Pray, Love,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe - a Brazilian-born man of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAustralian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eResettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebut also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emarried. (Both survivors of difficult divorces. Enough said.) But\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprovidence intervened one day in the form of the U.S. government, who -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eafter unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewould never be allowed to enter the country again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHaving been\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eeffectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edelving completely into this topic, trying with all her might to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ediscover (through historical research, interviews and much personal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereflection) what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe result is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCommitted\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- a witty and intelligent contemplation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof marriage that debunks myths, unthreads fears and suggests that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esometimes even the most romantic of souls must trade in her amorous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efantasies for the humbling responsibility of adulthood. Gilbert's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ememoir - destined to become a cherished handbook for any thinking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eperson hovering on the verge of marriage - is ultimately a clear-eyed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecelebration of love, with all the complexity and consequence that real\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elove, in the real world, actually entails.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45156570169530,"sku":"2E5A6N6WY-Used","price":19.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/Committed.jpg?v=1764336646","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/committed-a-sceptic-makes-peace-with-marriage","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}