Description
The bestselling novel from international literary phenomenon Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist.
A chance meeting in Rio takes Maria to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune, yet ends up working the streets as a prostitute. In Geneva, Maria drifts further and further away from love while at the same time developing a fascination with sex.
Eventually, Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness, ‘sexual pleasure for its own sake’, or risking everything to find her own 'inner light' and the possibility of sacred sex, sex in the context of love.
A daring modern fable about the nature of love and sex.
Book Details
Format: |
Paperback |
Number of Pages: |
320 pages |
ISBN: |
9780007166046 |
Published: |
11 Sept. 2014 |
Weight: |
1.05 kg |
Dimensions: |
19.8 x 2.1 x 13.2 cm |
Language: |
English |
