Adultery

In this novel by Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist, a successful journalist in Geneva seems to have a perfect life: a loving husband, children and a good career. Yet she feels empty and bored. When she meets an old boyfriend, now a politician, she begins an affair that makes her feel alive again. The story follows her as she questions routine, desire and fear, and searches for meaning and passion.

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Shane Parrish: “Adultery: A novel, by Paulo Coelho (author of The Alchemist) — A gripping and chilling exploration of how the life that everyone dreams of can sometimes leave us torn between the terror that things might stay the same and dying to feel something different. In this situation, people find themselves living in emptiness, yearning to feel alive again. They must choose between two things that will almo”