Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything she could wish for: youth and beauty, pleny of attractive boyfriends, a fulfilling job, and a loving family. Yet something is lacking in her life. Inside her is a void so deep that nothing could possibly ever fill it. So, on the morning of November 11, 1997, Veronika decides to die. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up.
Naturally Veronika is stunned when she does wake up at Villete, a local mental hospital, where the staff informs her that she has, in fact, partially succeeded in achieving her goal. While the overdose didn't kill Veronika immediately, the medication has damaged her heart so severely that she has only days to live.
The story follows Veronika through the intense week of self-discovery that ensues. To her surprise, Veronika finds herself drawn to the confinement of Villete and its patients, who, each in his or her individual way, reflect the heart of human experience. In the heightened state of life's final moments, Veronika discovers things she has never really allowed herself to feel before: hatred, fear, curiosity, love, and sexual awakening. She finds that every second of her existence is a choice between living and dying, and at the eleventh hour emerges more open to life than ever before.
In Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho takes the reader on a distinctly modern quest to find meaning in a culture overshadowed by angst, soulless routine, and pervasive conformity. Based on events in Coelho's own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Poignant and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.
ISBN:61015016
Author:COELHO PAULO
Loice –
An excellent eye opener and a great path to rediscovering yourself .I will definitely procure the book as a gift to some of my close friends and family.Well done Effic
Daniel –
Very comprehensive journey to resilience
Daniel –
Very comprehensive journey to resilience.
Grace Muroki –
A great read for anyone who intends to embark on a journey of self discovery. The courage to rise above challenges and afflictions as shared in the book is very inspiring, proving there is hope and it is very possible to reach for your rainbows no matter what life throws at you!
Nicholas –
I would advise every reader to read it. Effic provides real-life examples to support her counsel, showing how she overcame a difficult period and emerged stronger in the end. One of the best tools we have to unleash our inner strength is self-discovery.
Maryjuliet –
The authenticity displayed in Absolute Resilience is beautiful, worth every read…Embracing healing and humanity pure bliss💯
Peter Simon –
Absolute resilience is a mind bubbling book. The resilience she had to even write the book after all that is just out of the ordinary minds. I would recommend it to all readers anytime
Carol –
It takes alot of courage and grace to share such a painful journey. The beauty of it is that at the end she manages to find herself.