On a trip to Rio de Janeiro she meets a “businessman” who promises her fame and fortune in Switzerland. She works in a drapery firm, where she fends off her boss. Her first love leaves her heartbroken and she becomes convinced that she is destined to never find true love. It was originally written in Portuguese, but was later translated in many languages across the globe.3.5*** Maria is a young girl form a small Brazilian town.
How well can one keep the physical desire and platonic love boxed together in one relationship forms the crux of this book. Paulo Coelho deals with the complex and taboo issues of sexual awakening, love and a combination of both. Maria is not alone in this experience and many of us share it at some point or the other. You cannot categorize this as an erotica, rather it will stir your soul and will force you to think and look within. The descriptions are vivid and yet leave a lot to the imagination. At this strange time, love has found her door, will she let it in? Or will it be another sexual adventure for her? This honest tale of a woman's journey to understand her physically and emotionally is bound to keep you hooked till the last page. There is a chance that she might fall in love. She is instantly smitten by his charm and he is captivated by Maria too. While she is living a life of a prostitute, trying to understand herself sexually, she comes across a man. The quest for physical pleasure leads her into some interesting situations, where she tries to find her own body and desires. It is during one of her walks down a street that she feels a sexual awakening inside her. She has accepted her life in this way and keeps on going with it displaying great strength. She is poor and has to do menial jobs to survive in Geneva. This novel is based on a fictional account of a woman named Maria who lives in Rio, but moves to Geneva. ?Eleven minutes? is the masterpiece of Brazilian bestselling author Paulo Coelho.
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