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Loading... The Witch of Portobello: A Novelpor Paulo Coelho
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adorará Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se gostará deste livro. A clever, fascinating novel (  ) chicjohn | Dec 3, 2009 |  The Witch of Portobello started off strong. I enjoyed the exploration of the feminine side of God and religion and the thought that we all know the answers to our questions deep inside ourselves if we only listen. I like how the main character was described only through the voices of others and their direct quotations of her. Skillfully done. Unfortunately, I found the ending a let down, not from a religious point of view but from a plot fizzle point of view. Still, a good book, but no Aha moments like I had with Coelho's other book, The Alchemist. Three stars. ( ) Berly | Dec 1, 2009 | Cliche-ridden new ageism. (  )2  mynovelreviews | Oct 5, 2009 | Een vondelinge uit Roemenië wordt door een Libanees echtpaar geadopteerd. De oorlog in Libanon doet het gezin naar Londen vluchten. Athena wordt op haar 20e moeder van een zoon. Ze voedt hem alleen op. Ze gaat op zoek naar haar biologische moeder en vindt haar ook. Intussen heeft ze al een paar maal een bijzondere ervaring gehad. Een vrouw die ze in Roemenië ontmoet, wijdt haar in zodat ze begrijpt wat er bij die ervaringen gebeurt. Ze blijkt zichzelf in trance te kunnen brengen en dan ziet ze aan de aura's van mensen wat er met hen aan de hand is. Ze krijgt in Londen nogal wat aanhang en gaat niet altijd even handig met de belangstelling om. Van kerkelijke zijde komt er tegenstand en voordat er echt ongelukken gebeuren, verdwijnt ze. Een paar maanden later wordt haar lijk gevonden. Zo denken haar vrienden. Meeslepend boek. wannabook08 | Aug 21, 2009 | Als een hedendaagse vrouw zich als zieneres manifesteert roep zij agressieve tegenkrachten op. ( ) Biebeliejotheekje | Jul 30, 2009 |  sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves—even if we are unsure of whom we are?
That is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho's profound new work, The Witch of Portobello. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well—or hardly at all. Among them:
"People create a reality and then become the victims of that reality. Athena rebelled against that—and paid a high price."
Heron Ryan, journalist"I was used and manipulated by Athena, with no consideration for my feelings. She was my teacher, charged with passing on the sacred mysteries, with awakening the unknown energy we all possess. When we venture into that unfamiliar sea, we trust blindly in those who guide us, believing that they know more than we do."
Andrea McCain, actress"Athena's great problem was that she was a woman of the twenty-second century living in the twenty-first, and making no secret of the fact, either. Did she pay a price? She certainly did. But she would have paid a still higher price if she had repressed her natural exuberance. She would have been bitter, frustrated, always concerned about 'what other people might think,' always saying, 'I'll just sort these things out, then I'll devote myself to my dream,' always complaining 'that the conditions are never quite right.'"
Deidre O'Neill, known as Edda
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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