Veronika Decides to Die

Paulo Coelho

Apr 2011 · HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

A novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho – a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying.

Veronika has everything she could wish for. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet she is not happy; something is lacking in her life, and one morning she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live.

The story follows Veronika through these intense days as to her surprise she finds herself experiencing feelings she has never really felt before. Against all odds she finds herself falling in love and even wanting to live again...

Ratings and reviews

I didn't read the book yet. I'm here only because of The Alchemist, but I'm sure that it would give me something interesting that would change my thaughts regarding life. Every when read a novel, we always searched our role and character in that and that's the best way. When u feel that the novel is written by the respective author considering your life and lifestyle. thank u 💝 Paulo Coelho 🙏 🇮🇳 a huge respect and love from INDIA ❤️

At first I was sceptical to read this book, I thought it would just be another suicide story, but after the first few chapters I was hooked, this story helped me see life in a new light, defiantly worth reading, although I would never have heard of this book if it wasn't for the rock band Billy Talent, who wrote a song dedicated to this book.

This book changed my view....about Life and About..whom people calls... . Mental .! Beautifully written....... Leaves a grt impact on readers life, mind, heart... And especially.. Soul!

About the author

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 has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2007 and this has allowed him to continue to promote intercultural dialogue and to focus on the needs of children. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and 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.

Other titles include: The Pilgrimage, Brida, The Valkyries, The Fifth Mountain, Manual of the Warrior of Light, Veronika Decides to Die, The Devil and Miss Prym, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, Like the Flowing River, The Witch of Portobello, The Winner Stands Alone, Aleph.