by PauloCoelho (Author), Alan R . Clarke (Translator)
This is a modern-day adventure story featuring Paulo's supernatural encounter with angels - who appear as warrior women and travel through the Mojave desert on their motorbikes.
Haunted by a devastating curse, Paulo is instructed by his mysterious spiritual master to embark upon a journey - to find and speak to his guardian angel in an attempt to confront and overcome his dark past. The Valkyries is a compelling account of this forty day quest into the searing heat of the Mojave Desert, where Paulo and his wife, Chris, encounter the Valkyries - warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles, spreading the word of angels.
This exotic spiritual odyssey is a rare combination of truth, myth, imagination and inspiration. Ultimately it is a story about being able to forgive our past and believe in our future.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 06 Jun 2005
ISBN 10: 0007214693
ISBN 13: 9780007214693
`Coelho's writing is beautifully poetic but his message is what counts... he gives me hope and puts a smile on my face.'
DAILY EXPRESS
`One of the few to deserve the term
publishing phenomenon '
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
`His books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people.'
THE TIMES
Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil and has become one of the most widely read and loved authors in the world. Especially renowned for The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes, he has sold more than 85 million books worldwide and has been translated into 63 languages. The recipient of numerous prestigious international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum and France's Legion d'Honneur, Paulo Coelho was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2002. He writes a weekly column syndicated throughout the world.