Eleven Minutes

By: Paulo Coelho

Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Derek Jacoby

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

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I loved the book, the choice of words, the narrator, the diaries, the unfolding of events, the flipping of destinies. what a book!

I was frozen still!

I had no idea that I would go on a journey like this one. Wow! Some experiences are so profound that even an attempt to describe it immediately fails. I have been nourished!

so true

love is the answer to all questions
Excellent narrations. Enjoyed every line especially love making description.

Adult Fairytale with Class

The taboo on sexuality by Victorian & bible views should be terminated in eleven minutes.

Powerful stuff

This is the most sensual, sensitive and alluring book I have ever read on this topic. This book will change the way you think about "sex" forever.....

Unconventional Fairytale

Paulo never disappoints and I absolutely loved the narrators! Very captivating, funny and truly endearing.

Perfect story of love

The story is a fairy tale that we would all have loved to live for sure

Best book in many years

This is best book i have read in many years, it fills you up, energizes and gives answers. I am in love with the story and Coelho's talent to express the magic of love, desire and search for inner harmony in his unique and captivating way. The story touches, brings all of the inner hidden desires and thoughts to the surfaces and acts as a mirror by looking at which you see a reflection...

Brilliant narrator and capturing plot

Fruitful lessons to be learned from the book about goals, perseverance and stretching oneself beyond your own perceived limits. If one looks past the explicit sex scenes, the moral of the story is truly profound.

Sensual and enchanting story

I love this author. I purchased this book because it was written by him and I thought it might be interesting. I found it to be very sensual and thought-provoking. It is a love story that looks at true human spirit and not fantasised versions that we think we should follow. It will make you think. You may be shocked, you might be outraged but if you digest the story and think about what the author is trying to portray, you will be a better person for having heard it.
Having the two narrators makes for fantastic reading!