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Paulo Coelho

“The book casts a curiously sweet spell.” – Entertainment WeeklyEleven Minutes tells the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that “love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer.” A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune, yet ends up working as a prostitute.In Geneva, 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 must 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 true love.

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Author

Paulo Coelho

Pages

320

Publisher

Harper Collins

Published Date

2009-10-13

ISBN

0061835579 9780061835575

Ratings

Google: 4

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"Yes."

Marjorie Gonzalez Ortiz

"I do, it's towards the end of the book when she realized that the physical isn't everything, but that it needs to be enjoyed."

Guoda Liutkutė

"I loved this book! I e read it more than once! It’s just a great book and helped me navigate my way through new beginnings in love after so much loss."

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Janae 🥰

"It’s been a long time since I read this book. Can’t really remember a favorite part. I guess just the overall story. "

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Kristin Comeau