Eleven minutes

After The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho's phenomenal book, our publishing house is releasing one of his most powerful works (Kirkus Review) in a new edition.

"Once upon a time, there was a prostitute named Maria..."

Maria, a young girl from a small town in Brazil, quickly begins to understand the power her beauty has over men.

Disillusioned with relationships and love, she ends up in Geneva from Rio, where instead of fame and fortune, she discovers market love.

As she creates the necessary distance between herself and her body, she increasingly feels that an important part of herself is fading away. But her view of love is shaken when she meets a handsome young painter. Now Maria must choose whether to follow a dark path or risk everything to find her own inner light and the magic of true love.

Maria's story is the story of a woman who dares to push boundaries, seeking the redemptive power of passion. A story about the mysteries of love and the nature of sexuality, with the honest approach and deep sensitivity of Paulo Coelho, author of the iconic Alchemist.