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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 869.342
EAN: 9780061338809
ISBN: 006133880X
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: May 01, 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: May 15, 2007
Sales Rank: 154393
Studio: HarperCollins
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How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves—even if we are unsure of whom we are?
That is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho's profound new work, The Witch of Portobello. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well—or hardly at all. Among them:
'People create a reality and then become the victims of that reality. Athena rebelled against that—and paid a high price.' Heron Ryan, journalist
'I was used and manipulated by Athena, with no consideration for my feelings. She was my teacher, charged with passing on the sacred mysteries, with awakening the unknown energy we all possess. When we venture into that unfamiliar sea, we trust blindly in those who guide us, believing that they know more than we do.' Andrea McCain, actress
'Athena's great problem was that she was a woman of the twenty-second century living in the twenty-first, and making no secret of the fact, either. Did she pay a price? She certainly did. But she would have paid a still higher price if she had repressed her natural exuberance. She would have been bitter, frustrated, always concerned about 'what other people might think,' always saying, 'I'll just sort these things out, then I'll devote myself to my dream,' always complaining 'that the conditions are never quite right.'' Deidre O'Neill, known as Edda
Like The Alchemist, The Witch of Portobello is the kind of story that will transform the way readers think about love, passion, joy, and sacrifice.
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I just finished reading my first Coelho novel, The Witch of Portabello..and am on Amazon to purchase more of his stories. I found the book not only to be compelling and inspirational, but also, mysterious and confusing. The unknown is out there, and we must accept what we can never know, we aren't supposed to understand it all. By far one of my favorite stories...
If you believe, it will happen
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This was the book that I chose for my October book club (Witch..Halloween...get it?) and based on some of the reviews I thought it would be really interesting. However, I had a really hard time getting through it. I think that the author has some neat insights into theology and spirituality and that some of the ideas in the book ARE thought-provoking, but the book seems to try too hard to be deep.
For example when Athena's teacher tells her that "...you said that you'd changed the ... Read More
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This was a very inspiring book for me in very contemplative times in my life. I was able to stay very focused in a time that it was imperative to me. I love all of this particular authors books always read them in trying times.
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This is one of the best books I have read. I have learned alot from it and I find it easy to apply those teachings to my life.
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Unless you enjoy reading prose that could very well have been constructed by a student in middle school, stay away!
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