The Witch of Portobello

Fromone of theworld'sbestlovedstorytellers, PauloCoelho, comes a rivetingnoveltracingthemysterious life anddisappearance of Athena dubbed ?theWitch of Portobello', whichwas a top ten Sunday Times bestseller in hardback. This is thestory of Athena, orSherine, togive her the name shewasbaptisedwith. Her life is piecedtogetherthrough a series of recordedinterviewswiththosepeoplewhoknew her wellorhardly at all ? parents, colleagues, teachers, friends, acquaintances, her ex-husband. ThenovelunravelsAthena'smysteriousbeginnings, via an orphanage in Romania, to a childhood in Beirut. Whenwarbreaksout, her adoptivefamilymovewith her toLondon, where a dramaticturn of eventsoccurs... Athena, who has beendubbed 'theWitch of Portobello' for her seemingpowers of prophecy, disappearsdramatically, leavingthosewhoknew her tosolvethemystery of her life andabruptdeparture. LikeTheAlchemist, TheWitch of Portobello is thekind of storythatwilltransformthewayreadersthinkaboutlove, passion, joyandsacrifice.