Veronika Decides to Die

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Synopsis

The new novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho -- a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying. Veronika has everything she could wish for. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet she is not happy; something is lacking in her life, and one morning she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live. The story follows Veronika through these intense days as to her surprise she finds herself experiencing feelings she has never really felt before. Against all odds she finds herself falling in love and even wanting to live again!

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Published
04/09/2000

Publisher
Thorsons

ISBN
9780722540442

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Jacket review

'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 'His books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people' THE TIMES 'One of the few to deserve the term "Publishing Phenomenon"' THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

UK Kirkus review

Coelho is one of the most widely read Latin authors in the world today, with his best-known novel, The Alchemist, figuring in many people's list of favourite books. This concise and expressively written new piece is a masterly marrying of style and content that should spread his appeal even further. The attractive Veronika appears to live in the best of both worlds, surrounded by handsome boyfriends, a devoted family and everything that makes life worth living. But in the winter of 1997, she decides to die. After overdosing on sleeping pills she wakes up in a hospital bed to be told that her survival will be short-lived. The intensity with which Coelho describes Veronika's coming to terms with her existence is at time painful yet always informed with compassion and a clear-sighted understanding. An unforgettable heroine and a life-affirming book. (Kirkus UK)

About the author

Paulo Coelho

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.