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Brida

  • 263 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 1990
  • 31 editions

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1 About this book

This is the story of Brida, a young Irish girl, and her quest for knowledge. She has long been interested in various aspects of magic but is searching for something more. Her search leads her to people of great wisdom, who begin to teach Brida about the spiritual world.

She meets a wise man who dwells in a forest, who teaches her about overcoming her fears and trusting in the goodness of the world; and a woman who teaches her how to dance to the music of the world, and how to pray to the moon.

As Brida seeks her destiny, she struggles to find a balance between her relationships and her desire to become a witch. This enthralling novel incorporates themes that fans of Paulo Coelho will recognize and treasure—it is a tale of love, passion, mystery, and spirituality from the master storyteller.

Good for readers who want: a love story, magic, and witches.

  • Magic
  • Romance
  • Witchcraft
  • Portuguese fiction
  • Witches
  • Visionary & metaphysical
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Occultism

2 About Paulo Coelho

Born 1947

Paulo Coelho de Souza ( KWEL-yoo, koo-EL-yoo, -⁠yoh, Portuguese:; born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. His 1988 novel The Alchemist is an international best-seller.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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