Brida by Paulo Coelho

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  • Pub. Date: July 2008
  • 272pp
  • Sales Rank: 762,119

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    • Pub. Date: July 2008
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Format: Paperback, 272pp
    • Sales Rank: 762,119

    Synopsis

    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 great wisdom, who begin to teach Brida about the spiritual world. She meets a wise man who dwells in a forest, who teaches her about overcoming her fears and trusting in the goodness of the world; and a woman who teaches her how to dance to the music of the world, and how to pray to the moon. As Brida seeks her destiny, she struggles to find a balance between her relationships and her desire to become a witch. This enthralling novel incorporates themes that fans of Paulo Coelho will recognize and treasure—it is a tale of love, passion, mystery, and spirituality from the master storyteller.

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    Coelho's brilliant tale of young Brida, an Irish girl who wishes to become a witch, is a compelling and vivid fantasy epic. Sadly, narrator Linda Emond's uninspired and monotonous reading is a disservice to this fantastic tale. Though the story is set in Ireland during the mid-'80s, Emond makes no attempt at a regional dialect or even the slightest shift in tone for any of the characters. Her narrative voice is dull and uninspired, read with a soft whisper that will surely put most listeners to sleep before it ignites their imaginations. The story would be much better served with a narrator more willing to put their performance skills to the test and dive into the story. A Harper hardcover (Reviews, Apr. 28). (July)

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    Biography

    Brazilian author Paulo Coelho broke sacred ground -- and crossed over into worldwide fame as an author -- with his symbolic masterpiece, The Alchemist. Since then, Coelho has dedicated his work to the ideal of helping people to follow their wildest dreams.

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    Not his worst but definitely not his best!by Dee-Pit

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    June 06, 2009: I am a big fan of the writing style of Paulo Coehlo. This book did not take me exactly where I wanted to go. It fell a little flat. Some part of me feels that if I were able to understand Portugeuse then I would of enjoyed the book more than the 'translated to English by somebody other than Paulo' version.

    Mixed Traditionsby Anonymous

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    July 31, 2008: I found the book easy to read and interesting. Written in a Christo-pagan manner, a good 'bridge' book between both belief systems. A nice glimpse into Wiccan spirituality although not totally accurate.


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