{"product_id":"the-witch-of-portobello-paperback-1","title":"The Witch of Portobello - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaulo Coelho\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An incredibly beautiful read.\" - \u003cem\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves--even if we are unsure of who we are?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho's profound work \u003cem\u003eThe Witch of Portobello\u003c\/em\u003e. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well--or hardly at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Witch of Portobello\u003c\/em\u003e is the kind of story that will transform the way readers think about love, passion, joy, and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves--even if we are unsure of whom we are?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho's profound new work, \u003cem\u003eThe Witch of Portobello\u003c\/em\u003e. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well--or hardly at all. Among them: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"People create a reality and then become the victims of that reality. Athena rebelled against that--and paid a high price.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeron Ryan, journalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I was used and manipulated by Athena, with no consideration for my feelings. She was my teacher, charged with passing on the sacred mysteries, with awakening the unknown energy we all possess. When we venture into that unfamiliar sea, we trust blindly in those who guide us, believing that they know more than we do.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrea McCain, actress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Athena's great problem was that she was a woman of the twenty-second century living in the twenty-first, and making no secret of the fact, either. Did she pay a price? She certainly did. But she would have paid a still higher price if she had repressed her natural exuberance. She would have been bitter, frustrated, always concerned about 'what other people might think, ' always saying, 'I'll just sort these things out, then I'll devote myself to my dream, ' always complaining 'that the conditions are never quite right.'\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeidre O'Neill, known as Edda\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike \u003cem\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Witch of Portobello\u003c\/em\u003e is the kind of story that will transform the way readers think about love, passion, joy, and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9 x 6.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46815823560843,"sku":"9780061358494","price":26.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/cDRHANe0Xo9780061358494.webp?v=1777207825","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-witch-of-portobello-paperback-1","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}