{"product_id":"eleven-minutes-a-novel","title":"Eleven Minutes: A Novel","description":"“One of Coelho’s strongest.”—Kirkus Reviews\n“The book casts a curiously sweet spell.”—Entertainment Weekly\nFrom the author of beloved international bestseller The Alchemist, a daring novel that explores the sacred nature of sex and love and invites us to confront our own prejudices and demons.\nEleven 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.\nIn 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.\n“Sensual . . . [An] adults-only fairly tale.”—Washington Post\n“[This] Brazilian wizard makes books disappear from stores.”—The New York Times\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0060589280\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: HBSV.0060589280.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Paulo Coelho|Margaret Jull Costa\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book  is in good condition and has some writing, underlining, and or highlighting inside. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Happy Book Stack ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802649166125,"sku":"HBSV.0060589280.G","price":5.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/6799\/6205\/files\/0060589280-0.jpg?v=1770238572","url":"https:\/\/www.thehappybookstack.com\/products\/eleven-minutes-a-novel","provider":"The Happy Book Stack ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}