Paulo Coelho's novel The Zahir is about a renowned author who writes about spirituality and once went on a pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. On a return visit, he is suddenly abandoned by his wife, who leaves no trace of herself behind. As the story unfolds the author becomes obsessed with understanding the reason for her desertion. Was she kidnapped, blackmailed, or simply bored with their marriage? His search for her - and for the truth of his own life - takes him from South America to Spain, France, Croatia and, eventually, the bleakly beautiful landscape of Central Asia. More than that, it leads him into a new understanding of the nature of love, the power of destiny and what it really means to follow your heart. ‘Suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself - free and untrammelled, guiding us with its force and driving us on.' 368pp, 128mm x 197mm, softback, 2006
This is the story of Brida, a young Irish girl, and her quest for knowledge. She has long been interested in various aspects of magic, but is searching for something more. Her search leads her to people of... [more]
Paulo Coelho’s Like the Flowing River is a collection of reflections and short stories, tales of living and dying, of destiny and choice, of love lost and found, exploring what it means to be truly alive.
Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is an enchanting fable about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path and, above all, following our dreams.
A community devoured by greed, cowardice and fear. A man persecuted by the ghosts of his painful past. A young woman searching for happiness. In one eventful week, each of them will face questions of life, death and power, and each of them will have
The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho is the powerful retelling of the story of Elijah, the young prophet who is forced to flee his home and country and face an endless stream of trials.
The Pilgrimage recounts the trials of Paulo Coelho and his mentor, Petrus, as they journey across Spain in search of a miraculous sword, on a legendary road travelled by pilgrims of San Tiago since the Middle Ages.
Paulo Coelho's novel The Witch of Portobello is the story of Athena, a woman with mysterious beginnings and powers of prophecy, who disappears dramatically, leaving those who knew her to solve the mystery of her life.
Fiction & true stories 
