Veronika decides to die

"Veronika decides to die" - Another great work of Paulo Coehlo.


About the author:-

   

  Paulo Coehlo : was born in Brazil and has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Renowned for his best-loved work, 'The Alchemist' , he has sold over 31 million books world wide and has been translated in to 51 languages. The recipient of numerous prestigious international awards, amongst them the 'Crystal Award' by the Wold Economic forum and France's 'Legion d' Honneour ' , Paulo Coehlo is a story teller with the power to inspire nations.

The story line goes like this -

      ' Veronika seems to have everything she could wish for. she is young and pretty, has plenty  of attractive boy friends, goes dancing, has a steady job, a loving family. Yet, Veronika is not happy; something is lacking in her life. on the morning of November 11th, 1997, she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up sometime later in Villete, the local hospital. There, she is told that, although she is alive now,her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live...'

    

     This story follows Veronika through these intense days as, to her surprise, he finds herself drown in to the enclosed world of Villete. She begins to notice more, to become interested in other patients. she starts to see her past relationships much more clearly,and understand why she had felt her life had no meaning. In this state, Veronika discovers things she has never allowed herself to feel before: hatred, fear,curiousity,love, even sexual awakening. against all odds, she finds herself falling in love and wanting, if all at possible, to live again...

        This is really a book ' to be read'. A very Inspiring book, I can recommend to you my friends..