Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, settle in a large a house with a husband who wants to start a family But she doesn't want any of it A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and determined to find what she's missing So she begins her quest In Rome, she indulges herself and gains nearly two stone In India, she finds enlightenment through scrubbing temple floors Finally in Bali, a toothless medicine man reveals a new path to peace, leaving her ready to love again