When veronika was told that her life would end in one week, she became aware of the value of every moment she was living and she started realising the mistakes she had made in the past, she also started expressing spontaneously her feelings, stopped worrying about the future and decided to achieve the. The book as mentioned revolves around the protagonist veronika who. By september i had received more than twelve hundred emails and letters relating similar experiences. Veronika is a young and beautiful girl who achieve everything so early. Despite its ominous title, this book lifts the spirit in an unexpected way, as coelho navigates you through veronikas darkest moments. Veronikas disappointment at having survived sucide is palpable. Paulo coelho is probably the best author in the world. In october, some of the themes touched on in the book depression, panic attacks, suicidewere discussed in a. A novel of redemption book online at best prices in india on. The bestselling brazilian author of the alchemist delicately etches this morose but ultimately uplifting story of the suicidal veronika, who creeps along the boundary between life and death, sanity an. The book weights highly on paulo coelho own personal experience when he was institutionalized. Coelho even modeled a character in the book after himself.
Waking up in a mental hospital under the supervision of dr. In his brilliant novel about the aftermath of a young womans suicide attempt, paulo. The plot revolves around veronika, a young and beautiful girl from slovenia, who has the perfect life money, a job, a loving family, and a good number of boyfriends, yet theres something inside her that needs. Depressed by the emptiness of her life, 20something veronika sarah michelle gellar attempts to commit suicide through an overdose, but survives.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Veronika is a young woman who leads a sort of humdrum life not of her own choosing she decides to attempt suicide after realizing things arent like to get better and will in fact decline as she ages. Twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everything she could wish for. Author paulo coelho does a good job here of describing the mindset that would lead someone to suicide, and in setting the stage for veronikas rebirth in the later parts of the book. A novel of redemption kindle edition by coelho, paulo. After a frantic suicide attempt, veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. His parents expected him to become an engineer, but his thirst for writing could not allow him to complete the studies the family expected of him. The story centers on veronika, a woman in her mid twenties who appears to have everything. Paulo coelho is a remarkable author, telling magical tails that always end with a twist. It follows the story of a 24yearold womans attempted suicide and stay at a mental hospital. This book offers an archetypal story of hope, portraying a situation in which joy, freedom, integrity and truth all remain possible under the most challenging and limiting of circumstances. Inside her is a void so deep that nothing could possibly ever fill it. The movie stars sarah michelle gellar as a woman who wakes up in a mental institution after a failed suicide attempt. I really loved the main ideaplot of the book and the message it tried to send.
It provides a thorough exploration of the novels plot, characters and main themes, including in particular death, madness and the meaning of life. In response to her complaints that she could no longer sleep at night, two friends of hers managed to get hold of two packs each of a powerful drug, used by musicians at a local nightclub. Each character in the book plays an essential role and they have key contributions in forming the storys notable and surprising twists. The novel tells the story of veronika, a beautiful young woman. So im here to tell you that this book is far from depressing, it is actually inspiring, lifeenhancing and gives you plenty to think about as you go through your daily routines. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, veronika learns. Mari seems to think on the plea for a few moments, then she tells veronika about the medicine closet, and that it is unmanned and unguarded for a few moments when there is a change in employee shifts around dinner time, at 7 pm. Lim themes of the book plot reason behind veronikas attempt the first reason, everything in life was the same and, once her youth was gone, it would be downhill all the way, with old. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, veronika learns that she has only weeks to live.
Twentyfouryearold veronika li es in slovenia,one of the republics created by the dissolution of yugoslavia. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. With sarah michelle gellar, jonathan tucker, erika christensen, florencia lozano. It was authored by the prominent brazilian writer paulo coelho who has at credit the most popularly read books like alchemist, the pilgrimage and the winner stands alone.
Veronika knew that life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act. Blake david thewlis, veronika learns that her attempt has fatally damaged her heart, leaving her with weeks to live. It tells the story of 24yearold slovenian veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors.