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Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of the blockbuster 2006 memoir Eat, Pray, Love . Her ninth book, the new memoir All the Way to the River , explores her stormy, codependent relationship with her friend and lover Rayya Elias, who died of cancer in 2018.

‘The Summer Book’ by Tove Jansson (1972)

In this slim, magical novel, a wild young girl and her equally wild grandmother spend the summer on a remote Finnish island, using adventure and creativity to heal from loss. Never has childhood girl power been more eloquently expressed. I call this my favorite book nobody has ever read. Buy it here .

‘The Little Locksmith’ by Katharine Butler Hath

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