Why is it that we destroy the things we love most?
The enchanting story of The Valkyries begins in Rio de Janeiro, where Paulo Coelho gives the very first copy of The Alchemist to his master, J., before anyone else.
Living under the shadow of a devastating curse and confronted by the fear of losing his dreams just as he has finally achieved them, Paulo Coelho accepts a challenge from his master, J., leaves everything behind, and set out on an extraordinary journey to the Mojave Desert: to find his guardian angel.
But what awaits him there is far stranger than he could have imagined. The Valkyries, mysterious female warriors who race across the desert on their motorcycles like the wind, soon become central to his spiritual quest.
Drawing on his own life, Paulo Coelho turns this journey into a story about how, in searching for miracles, we ultimately come face to face with ourselves. The Valkyries is one of the author’s most personal and intimate works, a story about moving beyond fear, confronting love, and learning to hear one’s own inner voice.
YEAR OF PUBLICATION:
1992
PAGES:
216
RIGHTS SOLD:
28 languages
“A thought–provoking book that even hurts sometimes.
The Valkyries is a deep and intimate guide for relationships.”
- Cosmopolitan
“In order to relate the events that took place, I had to reveal details from my personal life–my marriage, my relationships with others, and the fragile distance that separates the magical Tradition to which I belong from the person I am. As is true for any human being, exposing my weaknesses and my private life is not easy.”
- Paulo Coelho
With the strength or our love and our will we can change our destiny as well as the destiny of many others.
We are not alone.
The world is changing, and we are a part of the
transformation.
