And I have no more time for denying that truth. “Death - or the prospect of death - has a way of clearing away everything that is not real, and in that space of stark and utter realness, I was faced with this truth: I do not merely love Rayya I am in love with Rayya. “In the moment I first learned of Rayya’s diagnosis, a trap door opened at the bottom of my heart (a trap door I didn’t even know was there) and my entire existence fell straight through that door.” Listen to Mia Freedman’s No Filter with Elizabeth Gilbert. She’s my role model, my traveling companion, my most reliable source of light, my fortitude, my most trusted confidante. “She’s my best friend, yes, but it’s always been bigger than that. “Many of you already know who Rayya Elias is to me,” she began the heartfelt post.
1 The book was also made into a film of the same name in 2010.
She is best known for her 2006 memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, which has sold over 12 million copies and has been translated into over 30 languages. The Eat, Pray, Love author announced Elias’ death on Instagram on Thursday. Elizabeth Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American journalist and author.
It was Rayya’s diagnosis with the terminal illness in late 2016 that prompted Elizabeth to reveal that the pair were more than friends, revealing on her public Facebook page that she was in love with her long-time best friend. Elizabeth Gilbert shared a touching tribute to her partner Rayya Elias, who died at age 57.
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