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Brida: A Novel
Paulo Coelho

Harper, 2008 - 224 pages

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Great story................

`Brida' written by Paulo Coelho is a novel about an Irish woman on her life path, about her courage to pursue her destiny. Coelho weaves the tale told to him with such mystery that to fall into the web is impossible for most readers. This wonderfully narrated story is magical and spiritual and opens up a few mysteries that are often only mentioned in folklore. Coelho has boldly opened a perspective that has long been buried but as we approach a new spiritual age his writings are provocative and reassuring at the same time.


A nice introduction to a great writer

I've never read anything by Paulo Coelho before, so I was rather surprised by the pagan spirituality of this little novel. It's the story of Brida, an Irish girl in training to become a witch. It is full of beautifully worded prose--I found myself making little tics and stars beside many paragraphs to go back and examine again (my apologies to those who get the ARC from me, lol). There is some seriously high minded spirituality folded into this simple book about a woman's quest to learn to use her powers and her heart. I was especially intrigued with the Catholic Christianity woven within the more traditional magical teachings and philosophies. This is, apparently, one of Coelho's earlier works that has finally been translatted from the original Portuguese. I found it a good way to whet my appetite for his other works before I come to a decision of what it is I think of him as a writer.



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Enjoyable

I have read almost every book Mr. Coelho has written. This one was interesting and kept me reading. I tend to enjoy the personal search for spiritual enlightenment and this book felt like a glimpse right into another person's journey. The ending surprised me a bit. I did find that the vocabulary level is not advanced at all, but worth the read.


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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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