This is a must have for anyone that needs the story to really engage the reader and forget about thier surroundings. When you read this book you almost feel the emotions that Liz experiences as she goes through starting with her breakdown early in the story all the way through her finding herself and love at the end of the story. I normally would not pick up or be drawn to a book like this one. I'm a reader of mystery and suspense novels. I stumbled upon it when the intructor at my bikram yoga class read a page during our cool down to help us focus and relax. The story just grabed me and I had to run out and buy the book. Gilbert is so decriptive you feel like you are actually in Italy, India and Indonesia. I did not want to put the book down! Definately a must read.