Book description
The cowboys, strippers, labourers and magicians of Pilgrims
are all on their way to being somewhere, or someone, else. Some are
browbeaten and world-weary, others are deluded and naà ¯ve, yet all
seek companionship as fiercely as they can. A tough East Coast girl
dares a western cowboy to run off with her; a matronly bar owner falls
in love with her nephew; an innocent teenager falls hopelessly for the
local bully's sister.
These are tough heroes and heroines, hardened by their experiences, who
struggle for their epiphanies. Yet hope is never far away and though
they may act blindly, they always act bravely. Sharply drawn and
tenderly observed,
Pilgrims
is filled with Gilbert's inimitable humour and warmth. â  A
superior collection of stories about women who are as tough as they
look, though perhaps not quite as tough as they think they are'
Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of Stern Men (a New
York Times Notable Book) and a book of non fiction, The Last
American Man (nominated for the National Book Award and a New
York Times Notable Book for 2002). She is a writer-at-large for
American GQ where she has received two National Magazine Award
nominations for feature writing. Her most recent book, Eat, Pray,
Love is an international bestseller. Elizabeth Gilbert lives in
New Jersey.
