
- Publisher:
- HARPER
- Year of publication:
- 2004
- ISBN:
- 978-0-00-716604-6
- Pages:
- 291
ELEVEN MINUTES
PAULO COELHO
Eleven Minutes tells the story of Maria. 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. Instead, she ends up working as a prostitute. Maria drifts further and further away from love as she develops a fascination with sex. Eventually, Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. She has to 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 sacred sex, sex in the context of love.