Eleven Minutes Author:Paulo Coelho Love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer . . . — so says Maria, a young Brazilian girl convinced from an early age that she will never find true love. A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, but the glittering life she hoped for is a fantasy. The reality-- seling herself to survive-- is a dehumanising grind that pusher her further ... more »away from real love, towrds a fascination with pure physical pleasure.« less