by Paulo Coelho - £9.99 HarperCollins Publishers (2004)
paperback
ISBN 13: 9780007166046 | ISBN 10: 0007166044
'Love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer...'
So says Maria, a young Brazilian girl convinced from an early age that she will never find true love. A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, but the glittering life she hoped for was a fantasy. The reality - selling herself to survive - is a dehumanising grind that pushes her away from real love, towards a fascination with pure physical pleasure.
But when her emotional barriers are tested by a handsome young painter, she must choose between the dark path she is on and risking everything to find her 'inner light'. Can she move beyond the meeting of bodies to a meeting of minds or even souls - to a place where sex itself is sacred?
This daring new novel sees Paulo Coelho at his best - challenging our prejudices, opening our minds and keeping us utterly enthralled.
(Price & availability last checked: June 2018)
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