When the man discovers that Maria has dated a man she had met at the club, she is fired. Immediately upon her arrival, Maria learns the truth about the arrangement and will receive much less money that she had hoped, forcing her into a lifestyle much more restricted than the one she had imagined. Maria goes to Rio de Janeiro, where she is approached by a Swiss entertainment businessman and is coaxed to fly back to Switzerland with the man and work in his nightclub as a samba dancer. Maria is different from other girls in her town in that she craves adventure, but it is not until she has graduated and has worked two years in a draper's shop that Maria can save enough money for a small vacation. Maria has several experiences with young love but her true love never appears, leaving Maria to believe that she is destined to live without that most important element that she believes most people find. Although she is good at school and always tries to better her situation by reading books, Maria's only goal is to fall in love, marry, and raise a family.

It was originally written in Portuguese, but was later translated in many languages across the globe.Maria grows up in a small town in the interior of Brazil where folklore, superstitions, and traditional roles for women are woven into the culture. How well can one keep the physical desire and platonic love boxed together in one relationship forms the crux of this book. Paulo Coelho deals with the complex and taboo issues of sexual awakening, love and a combination of both. Maria is not alone in this experience and many of us share it at some point or the other. You cannot categorize this as an erotica, rather it will stir your soul and will force you to think and look within.

The descriptions are vivid and yet leave a lot to the imagination. At this strange time, love has found her door, will she let it in? Or will it be another sexual adventure for her? This honest tale of a woman's journey to understand her physically and emotionally is bound to keep you hooked till the last page. There is a chance that she might fall in love. She is instantly smitten by his charm and he is captivated by Maria too. While she is living a life of a prostitute, trying to understand herself sexually, she comes across a man. The quest for physical pleasure leads her into some interesting situations, where she tries to find her own body and desires. It is during one of her walks down a street that she feels a sexual awakening inside her. She has accepted her life in this way and keeps on going with it displaying great strength. She is poor and has to do menial jobs to survive in Geneva. This novel is based on a fictional account of a woman named Maria who lives in Rio, but moves to Geneva. ?Eleven minutes? is the masterpiece of Brazilian bestselling author Paulo Coelho.

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