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    Brida: A Novel

    By Paulo Coelho

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    New York Times Bestseller

    “In Brida, my third novel, which I wrote just after The Alchemist, I tell the story of a young woman who dives into sorcery and her experiences with different magical traditions. I explore many themes that are dear to me, such as the Great Mother, pagan religions, and the perceptions of love.”

    -- Paulo Coelho

    This is the spellbinding tale of Brida, a beautiful young Irish woman, and her quest for knowledge. On her journey, she meets a wise man who teaches her about overcoming her fears, and a woman who teaches her ancient rituals. They see in her a gift, but must let Brida make her own voyage of discovery.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 13, 2009
    ISBN9780061807459
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    Brida: A Novel
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    Paulo Coelho

    Paulo Coelho is the author of The Alchemist, he was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Being the author of 30 books that have sold over 320 million copies in 170 countries, he has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Paulo Coelho is the recipient of over 115 awards and honours, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Grinzane Cavour Book Award and the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur, to name a few.

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    Reviews for Brida

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    • 3/5
      Wonderful Book
    • 3/5
      This book makes you think about relationships, magic and love.It is not nearly what The Alchemist was, but is an easy and good read.Being the story of a woman on a journey of self-discovery, who finds spirituality through magic, this book provides some guidance to those seeking a "Christ-Witch" path.
    • 5/5
      what a wonderful book. a true story of love, magic, and our connection to the universe. page Turner, soul touching
    • 3/5
      I am more of a have my two feet on the ground person, so this twilight zone stuff does not click with me. This book does contain some passages of life observations with a certaibn wisdom that one might like to underline. However, as there was little to the plot the plot (a chonical of self-discovery when learning how to be a witch), the most I can say is that I finished it--with some effort towards the end. Overall, the book seemed a bit of nonsense and rather simplistic in execution.
    • 5/5
      I don't know but this book made me see and remember things that I felt and made me grateful for being able to see myself in Brida. Very beautiful and easy to read.
    • 5/5
      Paulo coehlo, again with another amazing truth filled fiction. The fact that he writes from the perspective that God is behind everything, makes it easier for people who are familiar with christianity to dive deep and consider these "super natural" happenings. This book has definitely widened my perspective on the complexity and simplicity of life and it's mysteries. Forever grateful to have found coehlo.
    • 5/5
      ❤?love it so much it's awesome wow really good awesome
    • 5/5
      Decidedly one of Coelho's best works! I am back, now, for the fifth or sixth read and am still uncovering new magical nuggets. Always eye-opening and inspiring, it's easy reading length makes it a priceless treasure on my library shelf.

      While it isn't a sequel to the saccharine simplicity of a journeyman alchemist (my first read and still a favorite from Coelho), and certainly not just another best selling 'novel' from a best selling author, "Brida" offers opportunities to reach beyond a necessary but superficial story line to gain glimpses of the infinite, using techniques that endure long after the last page. It is a 'magic' book.
    • 3/5
      A good novel...
    • 5/5
      It is a book filled with lessons of life. I would suggest you guys to read it. It would change your perspective.:)
    • 5/5
      My best friend gave it to me as a present for my birthday. It is a very good read : Deep and spiritual so not for people who don't get the underlines or are used to some time passing novels.

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    • 5/5
      I absolutely love this book, it is so full of magic and love... It is definitely one of my favorite Coelho's books!❤
    • 5/5
      Love, love, love! As all of the books I've read by Coelho have, this one hit all of the right chords for me. The story of a woman on a search for what spirituality is and can be, what form her relationships should take, and the exploration of mysticism in today's world... they were perfectly paired with the concepts of uncertainty and growth.I appreciated the various mentors that came into Brida's life, proving that no one person can be everything for us. No one teacher can explain everything. No one love should be expected to fulfill us. Her experiences showed that momentary love is just as important to personal growth as is lasting and domestic love.The mix of mysticism and Christianity is rare in writing today, and I thoroughly appreciated the way that this juxtaposition was portrayed. Nothing wrong, working jointly, and to the betterment of all those who seek this path.

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    • 5/5
      Excelente
    • 5/5
      Sad, but amazing story
    • 4/5
      I have been drawn to Paulo Coelho's writing since reading "The Alchemist," and "Aleph." "Brida" did not disappoint. It is a book which I consider to be spiritual; but I can well see how someone else may call it a romance or a book about witchcraft. If you were to summarize it in one sentence it'd have to be that the book is about finding yourself and your place in the world.
    • 3/5
      Anyone who has read Paulo Coelho knows that his stories are often fantastical tales that center on the mysteries of the spirit. Brida is the story of a woman on a journey of self-discovery who finds spirituality through magic. There were some definite surprises in this book. For example, sex is used as a means of obtaining spiritual power. After having read his explanation in the afterword I guess I can understand where he was going with that but it was a bit of a shock to the system when I actually read it in the context of the story. Without giving too much away I can say that there are two different sides to the 'magical coin': The Tradition of the Moon and the Tradition of the Sun. By studying either of these the individual is opening themselves up to God and all that He created. I liked it but in my opinion The Alchemist was far and away more powerful. If you're interested in his take on magic vs spirituality vs religion then I encourage you to give this book a try but if you're only reading it because you liked The Alchemist (oops) then you might be in for a shock.
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    • 5/5
      This is a great book!
    • 5/5
      Although not familiar with a Wicca or a Magus, I became comfortably accepting of their presence in Brida's journey. Brida is a witch. She comes to the Wicca and the Magus to widen her circle of wisdom and knowledge. Her growth path became exciting and stimulated my imagination. Paulo Coelho easily strengthens those without understanding not to fear but to take up a blue cloak of bravery and to dance in your aura.I especially enjoyed his call to nature. I know with more surety that the sky, flowers, meadows are God's free gift to me. All I have to do is drink it in. Shame can not keep us from experiencing it. Mistakes can not keep us from experiencing it because shame, mistakes are all a part of the goblet we must drink from without hesitation to enjoy the dance of life.Nothing is bad in life. All is good that comes to us.I loved the part where Brida dances naked. She's totally free and unashamed welcoming love into her life. In Brida. Love is shared in one way or another page by page. When Brida dances without inhibition she is welcoming love. Love is "the bridge to the visible and the invisible".As for the Magus, he will meet his soul mate again and again through the magical turning of the universe. So Brida had to leave and return to her other soul mate, Lorens. I was afraid to read Brida. I started it. Then, restarted it. I had to relax my mind, body and spirit. Then, the story just flowed. I read it with a sense of peace. I think it is impossible to read Paulo Coelho with an anxious spirit. His novel, Brida, definitely can not be read with a spirit of hate or bitterness. It must be read with a spirit of 'I will accept what is here.' This is not difficult because his hand is open with generosity to feed your spirit just as the Wicca and the Magus fed Brida.I feel more bravery now after reading Brida. I feel more self acceptance, and "That's a good thing." I feel reading Brida will help me find my rightful gift. The author encouraged me by writing every person has a special gift. That gift is an instrument to be used for God's glory. I am looking forward to my next journey inside myself with this author, Paulo Coelho.
    • 2/5
      I really liked this at first. It raised several questions I had never thought about before. Then it just became tiresome. It didn't move along at a very good pace and I found myself just wishing it would end. 

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    • 5/5
      At times it felt like I was reading about myself and my personal journey and the constant battles I encounter on staying on my path. All of Paulo books are written with compassion and insight which never ceases to touch my soul.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Made me realize that I should have stuck with The Alchemist (and possibly Onze Minutes). Coelho is confused.
    • 2/5
      This book was a huge disappointment. I always hesitated to read it, but didn't know why. Now I do. Yes, Coelho is a skilled writer. Beautiful phrases, great one-liners too... BUT: a book about witchcraft, witches, the traditions of moon and sun, a character called Wicca and not even one time the goddess is mentioned?! The god that is talked about is not the pagan god. I'm sorry to say, but this story has nothing to do with witchcraft as I know it.
    • 1/5
      because of the Tradition of the Moon you can geuss the interior of a shop window? Either this book is too deep for me or it is just all made up and makes no sense. I usuallly love his books but this is not one I woudl recommened.
    • 3/5
      I picked up Brida because I am absolutely in love with The Alchemist, and I was a little disappointed. I thought Brida was a very good book, but it is much more heavy-handed in its life lessons, whereas The Alchemist doles out evenly along with story. All in all, it was a little more ethereal than my taste generally runs, but I still enjoyed the book.
    • 2/5
      I seek out books where the story is set in Ireland, but I have to say that this book was a disappointment. All fluff, no substance.
    • 2/5
      Young girl is seeking for hers identity and she founds wicca as the way of life. There are information of wicca traditions and I have to seek for more of it in books of Scott Cunninghamn. Brida is written same way, what Cunninghamn tells in his books. I´m not sure what is the meaning of Coelho´s book. Is he telling us the tradition of wicca, or is he telling us the growing of young girl? Ofcourse finding your identity goes in a way Coelho tells to his readers. In Brida´s life love, sexuality and other things exists. My opinion this book is very thin in it´s ideas. The wicca as motive is quite popular in the world and maybe this motive sells good. As a reading experiance the motive and plot is very thin.
    • 2/5
      I was always snotty about Paulo Coelho and I take it back, he's perfectly readable, even if he is no Turgenev - he's not a bad writer. Book very boring though, unless you're interested in magic, and even then it warns, that magic rituals are described out of context and must not be imitated, rather, tuition sought. So why waste the second two thirds on descriptions of magic rituals? It's fine, if not my bag especially, until then, then it gets boring. As I hadn't heard of it but I have many of his other books, and as the problem is the plot dead end, I imagine some of his other books are a good read, so try 'The Alchemist' or something.
    • 2/5
      a different kind of writer. a different style. but too much religious matters to be dealt with. while reading the book i had the uncertinity of the world of wicthcraft to explore. does it still exist. please somebody help me to find the answer.