The witch of Portobello
Coelho, Paulo, 1947-2008
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This is the story of Athena, or Sherine, to give her the name she was baptised with. The novel unravels her mysterious beginnings, via an orphanage in Romania, to a childhood in Beirut. When war breaks out, her adoptive family move with her to London, where a dramatic turn of events occurs.
Main title:
The witch of Portobello / Paulo Coelho ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
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Imprint:
London : Harper, 2008.
Collation:
336 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
This translation originally published: London: HarperCollins, 2007.
ISBN:
9780007251872 (pbk)0007251874 (pbk)
Dewey class:
869.3'42
Language:
EnglishPortuguese
BRN:
40795