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Recommended contemporary fiction books (2)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from Brazil for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

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Eleven Minutes : A Novel by Paulo Coelho EN

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Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that "love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. . . ." A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune. Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness -- sexual pleasure for its ow... continue