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Eleven Minutes

By: Paulo Coelho
Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Derek Jacoby
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The bestselling novel from international literary phenomenon Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist.

‘Love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer…’

So says Maria, a young Brazilian girl convinced from an early age that she will never find true love. A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, but the glittering life she hoped for was a fantasy. The reality – selling herself to survive – is a dehumanising grind that pushes her further away from real love, towards a fascination with pure physical pleasure.

But when her emotional barriers are tested by a handsome young painter, she must choose between the dark path she is on and risking everything to find her ‘inner light’. Can she move beyond the meeting of minds or even souls – to a place where sex itself is sacred?

A daring modern fable about the nature of love and sex.

©2004 Paulo Coelho (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers Romance

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Interesting story but narrator skipped parts of the book! Some sentences he wasn't read at all!

Narrator skipped parts of the book! Evm

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Time slips past when listening to Eleven Minutes has an eventful and unexpected life journey of Maria unfolds. Maria's character is brought to life through the intense delivery given by Emilia Fox which stays with you after the story has ended. Eleven Minutes, my second Coehlo read, has encouraged me to go on to read many more.

Inspiring and memorable

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Unexpected given my Mum gave me this as a present in my twenties, which I never read until now. Feel writer is leading you somewhere but very subtly,

Unexpected

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Should be required reading in all high schools it'll change your love life , your love of life.

Revolutionary

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Beautiful story with deep, meaningful and important messages. One of Paulo Coelho's classics - a must read.

Beautiful Story

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The book is great. Listen to the sample first if you feel like you wouldn’t like the narrator— I personally liked it.

Great book!

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I can see why the story is compared to a fairy tale. I prefer Veronica decides to die. The dark side the human experience isn't explored in this story leaving it a little unsatisfying. As always Coelho asks some thought provoking questions. This is a good read but not, in my opinion, his best work.

Interesting but unrealistic love story

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The voices suit the characters throughout the story, smooth and easy to listen to. One of my favourites of paulo coelho’s

2nd time listened to the book enjoyed both times

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I like Paulo Coelho a lot, but didn't like the reader of this book. Very think and pompous accent. He gave a sense of distance from the character. Perhaps if it would have been a woman... The story is very interesting from the main characters point of view about sex, sexuality and prostitution.

Good book. Bad choice on the reader.

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I selected this book based on a recommendation. I had serious reservations about it before starting .... but quickly I was drawn in. The writing style, the guidance of explaining how a 'regaulr' girl can get involved in something so extrememe via rational/a small steps is amazing. Fantastic descriptions of the life of an '11 minute girl' with many insights/high and lows...

I wished it could have gone on longer... shame that there's not an unabridge version. I shall certainly be seeking out the "full" version in paperback...

Highly recommended.

Amazingl look in to a not-so-alternative lifestyle

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