The Book of Help: A Memoir in Remedies

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSLLER - WINNER OF THE NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD - "In a world full of spiritual seekers, Megan Griswold is an undisputed all-star. What a delightful journey!"--Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Magic and Eat, Pray, Love The Book of Help traces one woman´s life-long quest for love, connection, and peace of mind. A heartbreakingly vulnerable and tragically funny memoir-in-remedies, Megan Griswold´s narrative spans four decades and six continents--from the glaciers of Patagonia and the psycho-tropics of Brazil, to academia, the Ivy League, and the study of Eastern medicine. Megan was born into a family who enthusiastically embraced the offerings of New Age California culture--at seven she asked Santa for her first mantra and by twelve she was taking weekend workshops on personal growth. But later, when her newly-wedded husband calls in the middle of the night to say he´s landed in jail, Megan must accept that her many certificates, degrees and licenses had not been the finish line she´d once imagined them to be, but instead the preliminary training for what would prove to be the wildest, most growth-insisting journey of her life.