Veronika decides to die / Paulo Coelho ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
By: Paulo Coelho
Contributor(s): Costa, Margaret Jull [translator]
Language: English Publisher: New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 191 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9788172235437Subject(s): Philosophy -- FictionDDC classification: Fic Summary: A 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... Source: Publisher| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| FICTION | HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY - JHS | HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY - JHS FICTION | H.S.L. Fic c6506 2019 (Browse shelf) | Available | CITU-JHS-6939 |
A 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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