Record Number |
610825 |
ISBN |
9781410422767 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
1410422763 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Author |
Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969- |
Title |
Committed : a skeptic makes peace with marriage / by Elizabeth Gilbert. |
Edition |
Large print ed. |
Publisher/Date |
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, c2010. |
Pagination etc. |
481 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. |
Contents note |
Marriage and surprises -- Marriage and expectation -- Marriage and history -- Marriage and infatuation -- Marriage and women -- Marriage and autonomy -- Marriage and subversion -- Marriage and ceremony. |
Summary Note |
The author chronicles how the U.S. government gave her and her Brazilian-born lover, Felipe, an ultimatum, marry or Felipe cannot enter the country again; and how she tackled her fears through research and personal reflection on the enduring institution of marriage. |
Subject - Name |
Gilbert, Elizabeth, -- 1969- |
Subject |
-- United States -- Biography. |
-- United States -- Biography. |
-- United States. |
Large type books |
Large print books |
Shelf Location |
LP 813.54 GILB |