Gilbert married Jose Nunes in 2007, a year after Eat Pray Love was published.. Her debut book Eat, Pray, Love was inspired by her own life -- it was during her travel from Italy to India to Bali when she met her second husband José Nunes which she later penned in the novel. Two years after taking her same-sex relationship public, Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert is mourning the death of her partner, Rayya Elias. though they never wanted to get married again, liz and jose decided to after jose was kicked oot of the US ‘Eat Pray Love’ Author Elizabeth Gilbert’s Partner Dies at 57: Read the Writer’s Moving Message. It was somewhat a sequel to Eat, Pray, Love in that it takes up Elizabeth’s life story where her bestseller left off. Elizabeth Gilbert and husband José Nunes, whose romance unfolded in the pages of her hugely popular book Eat, Pray, Love, are separating, the author revealed on … Eat, Pray, Love Author Finds Love Again After Girlfriend's Death with Late Partner's Close Friend this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. During her trek, the author met and fell in love with a Brazilian-born man named José Nunes, who she married less than a year after her memoir became a best-seller. Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of "Eat, Pray, Love," posted a sweet photo with her new boyfriend, just over a year after mourning the death of her partner. Best known for her 2006 memoir Eat, Pray, Love, she is now making news because of her personal life.The Elizabeth Gilbert, Jose Nunes marriage is over. Eat, Pray, Love fans read intimate details of their romance, but what many don't know is how a single comment made Gilbert even more excited to marry her husband. Eat, Pray, Love author who left her husband for a woman before losing her to cancer reveals she is now in a relationship with her late girlfriend's male friend. foto of Liz and Jose Wedding picture for fans of Eat Pray Love. For readers of Eat Pray Love, the end of Gilbert and Nunes’ relationship is saddening, for sure. Elizabeth Gilbert, the 'Eat, Pray, Love' author, is calling it quits with her husband Jose Nunes, known as Felipe in the book, after ten years. "Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert said she's found love with Simon MacArthur following her partner Rayya Elias' death. Committed also reveals Gilbert’s decision to marry Jose Nunes (referred to in the book as Felipe), a Brazilian man she met in Indonesia. ‘Eat Pray Love’ Author Elizabeth Gilbert’s Partner Dies at 57: Read the Writer’s Moving Message. They fell in love in “Eat Pray Love,” but now author Elizabeth Gilbert and husband José Nunes are calling it quits.