The Witch of Portobello

by PauloCoelho (Author)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $3.31

  The new novel from Paulo Coelho, bestselling author of The Alchemist and The Devil and Miss Prym - the story of an adopted woman's spiritual and sensual awakening. the story of a woman's spiritual and sensual awakening ...Who is Athena? the orphan abandoned by her gypsy mother in transylvania. the child taken to Beirut by her adoptive parents. the clerk working in a bank in London. the successful real estate agent in Dubai. the priestess of Portobello Road ...this is the chronicle of Athena's life, told by the people who knew her: her adoptive mother, a journalist researching vampirism, a priestess, a calligraphy teacher and an actress. Each illustrates a different facet of Athena's character, describing what they saw and experienced as well as sharing their own impressions, beliefs and anxieties. Like the Alchemist, the Witch of Portobello transforms the way we think about love, passion, joy, and sacrifice: how do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves, even if we are unsure who we are? Acclaim for Paulo Coelho: 'Coelho is a novelist who writes in a universal language' New York times 'the spellbinding new novel of spirituality, relationships, destiny and freedom' Good Reading

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.31

  Paulo Coelho, one of the world's best loved storytellers, is back with a riveting new novel set in London. This is the story of Athena, or Sherine, to give her the name she was baptised with. Her life is pieced together through a series of recorded interviews with those people who knew her well or hardly at all -- parents, colleagues, teachers, friends, acquaintances, her ex-husband. The novel unravels Athena's mysterious beginnings, via an orphanage in Romania, to a childhood in Beirut. When war breaks out, her adoptive family move with her to London, where a dramatic turn of events occurs! Athena, who has been dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello' for her seeming powers of prophecy, disappears dramatically, leaving those who knew her to solve the mystery of her life and abrupt departure. 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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  Hardcover
  2007

  $4.27

  Paulo Coelho, one of the world's best loved storytellers, is back with a riveting new novel set in London. This is the story of Athena, or Sherine, to give her the name she was baptised with. Her life is pieced together through a series of recorded interviews with those people who knew her well or hardly at all -- parents, colleagues, teachers, friends, acquaintances, her ex-husband. The novel unravels Athena's mysterious beginnings, via an orphanage in Romania, to a childhood in Beirut. When war breaks out, her adoptive family move with her to London, where a dramatic turn of events occurs! Athena, who has been dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello' for her seeming powers of prophecy, disappears dramatically, leaving those who knew her to solve the mystery of her life and abrupt departure. 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.

• New

  Paperback
  2008

  $10.28

  From one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho, comes a riveting novel tracing the mysterious life and disappearance of Athena dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello', which was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller in hardback. This is the story of Athena, or Sherine, to give her the name she was baptised with. Her life is pieced together through a series of recorded interviews with those people who knew her well or hardly at all - parents, colleagues, teachers, friends, acquaintances, her ex-husband. The novel unravels Athena's mysterious beginnings, via an orphanage in Romania, to a childhood in Beirut. When war breaks out, her adoptive family move with her to London, where a dramatic turn of events occurs...Athena, who has been dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello' for her seeming powers of prophecy, disappears dramatically, leaving those who knew her to solve the mystery of her life and abrupt departure. 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.