Elizabeth Gilbert's short stories roam from Wyoming to New York City,
from Minnesota to Texas. With humor and dignity, Gilbert explores the
revelations of diverse and memorable characters, each pursuing a
singular American pilgrimage. A tough East Coast girl dares a western
cowboy to run off into the Rocky Mountains with her. A family of
Hungarian-immigrant magicians struggle for redemption in Pittsburgh. A
dying old woman contentedly surveys her lifetime of promiscuity. On an
impossible and tragic quest for honor, an ignorant laborer runs for
president of his mafia-controlled union.