The Devil and Miss Prym

A community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear. A man persecuted by _x000D_ the ghosts of his painful past. A young woman searching for happiness. _x000D_ In one eventful week, each of them will face questions of life, death, _x000D_ and power, and each will choose their own path. Will they choose good or_x000D_ evil? In the remote village of Viscos--a village too small to be on any_x000D_ map, a place where time seems to stand still--a stranger arrives, _x000D_ carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars._x000D_ He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are _x000D_ human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious _x000D_ foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated _x000D_ plot, which will forever mark their lives. Paulo Coelho s stunning novel_x000D_ explores the timeless struggle between good and evil and brings to our _x000D_ everyday dilemmas fresh incentive: incentive to master the fear that _x000D_ prevents us from following our dreams, from being different, and from _x000D_ truly living.