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by Paulo Coelho

Veronika seems to have it all--youth, beauty, a good job, and loving family. But one morning she wakes up and tries to kill herself. The attempt fails, but leaves her damaged with only a few days to live. In her final days she embarks on a transforming self-discovery.


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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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"A highly original, moving, and ultimately life-affirming book." - Sunday Mirror (London)

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 to never 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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SHE PICKED up the four packs of sleeping pills from her bedside table.

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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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  • Title Veronika Decides to Die: A Novel of Redemption
  • Author Paulo Coelho
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Tra
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperOne, New York
  • Date 2021-08-03
  • ISBN 9780061124266 / 0061124265
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.01 x 5.36 x 0.59 in (20.35 x 13.61 x 1.50 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1990's
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Mental illness
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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