“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.
Eleven Minutes: A Novel
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Author: Coelho, Paulo
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780060589271
Details:
Author: Coelho, Paulo
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Format: Deckle Edge
Number Of Pages: 288
Release Date: 30-03-2004
Package Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780060589271
