The Witch of Portobello: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist (P.S.)
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“An incredibly beautiful read.” – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
How do we find the courage to be true to ourselves—even if we are unsure of who we are? A novel of daring and unconventional living by the author of The Alchemist.
The Witch of Portobello tells the story of Athena — born in Transylvania, adopted, raised across continents — a woman whose fierce spiritual gifts and refusal to conform made her magnetic to some and deeply threatening to others. We meet her after her death, through the voices of those who knew her: her mother, her ex-husband, her lovers, her disciples, her enemies. Each account contradicts the others. None of them, alone, tells the whole truth.
What emerges is the portrait of a woman on an uncompromising quest to understand the divine feminine — through dance, through ritual, through the ancient traditions she sought out and embodied — and the world’s complicated response to a woman who lived that openly and that freely.
The Witch of Portobello is a transporting read that will challenge you to find the courage it takes to be true to yourself, even when — especially when — you’re not sure who that is yet.
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Publisher : HarperOne
Publication date : February 5, 2008
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 0061338818
ISBN-13 : 978-0061338816
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 0.72 x 5.31 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #46,390 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #17 in Caribbean & Latin American Literature #53 in Religious Science Fiction & Fantasy (Books) #191 in Metaphysical & Visionary Fiction (Books)
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