A young Irish girl searches for knowledge and wisdom, but is also searching for something more, something she can't define. Her teachers try to help her, but she sets off to find out things for herself, and begins to understand about love, passion, mystery and spirituality. Coelho has sold over 3 million books in the UK alone, and 85 million copies worldwide The spellbinding novel from one of the world's best-loved authors, Paulo Coelho, recounting the story of Brida, and her pursuit of wisdom.
