THE WITCH OF PORTOBELLO
Häftad bok. HarperCollinsPublishers. First English Edition uppl. 2007. 306 sidor sidor.
Nära nyskick. How do we find the courage to be true to ourselves - even if we are unsure of who we are. That is the central question posed by Paulo Coelho´s riveting new work, "The Witch of Portobello". It is the story of Athena, a mysterious young woman born i Romania, raised i Beirut and living i London. Her life is told by the many who knew her well - or hardly at all.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780007251841
- Titel
- The witch of Portobello
- Författare
- Paulo Coelho
- Förlag
- Harper Collins UK
- Utgivningsår
- 2007
- Omfång
- 308 sidor
- Bandtyp
- Häftad
- Mått
- 152 x 233 mm Ryggbredd 24 mm
- Vikt
- 424 g
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Paulo Coelho, one of the world's best loved storytellers, is back with a riveting new novel set in London This is the story of Athena, or Sherine, to give her the name she was baptised with. Her life is pieced together through a series of recorded interviews with those people who knew her well or hardly at all -- parents, colleagues, teachers, friends, acquaintances, her ex-husband. The novel unravels Athena's mysterious beginnings, via an orphanage in Romania, to a childhood in Beirut. When war breaks out, her adoptive family move with her to London, where a dramatic turn of events occurs! Athena, who has been dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello' for her seeming powers of prophecy, disappears dramatically, leaving those who knew her to solve the mystery of her life and abrupt departure. This gripping new novel is filled with the themes Paulo fans know and love: spirituality, relationships, destiny, freedom.
