Description
“The book casts a curiously sweet spell.” – Entertainment Weekly
Eleven 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.
Author: Paulo Coelho
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: August 3, 2021
Pages: 273
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 8.8 ounces
Size: 5.31 x 0.72 x 8 inches
ISBN13: 9780060589288
ISBN10: 0060589280
BISAC Categories:
- Coming of Age Fiction
- Short Stories
- Literary Fiction
This item is Returnable