Valkyries, Paulo CoelhoWhen You Love, You Change the World Why is it that we destroy the things we love most? This is the question Paulo Coelho faces in this touching story about his confrontation with his past. In The Valkyries, Paulo and his wife, Cristina, embark on a forty day quest into the starkly beautiful and sometimes dangerous Mojave Desert, where they encounter the Valkyries, strange warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles. A masterful blend of the

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satirical observations

smoking is restricted to the central courtyard

and in a small New England town

as they would say

philosophical – that made up this ‘age of wonder’

so he begins by placing exploration in its context

Home to a select group of fellows

This new translation captures the oblique grace of the original while correcting numerous errors and omissions that marred the first English version

A young woman's body floats in the Dubai marina

Is he crazy

was as explosive as Flaubert's Madame Bovary