The Witch of Portobello

Description

Title: The Witch of Portobello
Author: Paulo Coelho
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9780008547356

The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho is a mystical and thought-provoking novel about identity, faith, love, sacrifice, and the search for the true self. Set partly in London, the story unfolds through the voices of people who knew Athena, also called Sherine, a mysterious woman whose life continues to unsettle those around her.

Born in Transylvania and adopted by a Lebanese family, Athena’s journey takes her from childhood in Beirut to a new life in London. As she grows into a woman with unusual spiritual insight, others begin to see her as powerful, dangerous, inspiring, or impossible to understand.

Through interviews, memories, and fragments of testimony, Coelho builds a portrait of a woman searching for meaning beyond ordinary expectations. The novel explores feminine spirituality, intuition, love, motherhood, freedom, and the courage to live outside convention.