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Veronika Decides to Die: A Novel of Redemption

By Paulo Coelho , Margaret Jull Costa

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2006
ISBN
0061124265, 9780061124266
Google Books ID
dlgK3OfbiIEC
Open Library ID
OL7288266M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
140 kB (143309 bytes)
Pages
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Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything -- youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does -- at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live. Inspired by events in Coelho's own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.

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