{"product_id":"the-valkyries-an-encounter-with-angels","title":"The Valkyries: An Encounter with Angels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A story that exists in that magical space where belief becomes truth, where metaphor becomes experience\" — \u003ci\u003ePen with Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magical true story about forgiving our past and believing in our future — from Paulo Coelho, the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe enchanting true story of \u003ci\u003eThe Valkyries\u003c\/i\u003e begins in Rio de Janeiro, when Coelho hands his mysterious spiritual teacher J. the only copy of his manuscript of \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e. Haunted by a devastating curse, he confesses: \"I've seen my dreams fall apart just when I seemed about to achieve them.\" J.'s response is a challenge: find and speak with your guardian angel. \"The curse can be broken — if you complete the task.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Paulo and his wife Cristina drop everything and drive into the Mojave Desert for forty days. What they find there is stranger than either expected: a band of women who ride motorcycles through the desert, call themselves the Valkyries, and claim to speak with God. Their fierce leader tells Coelho that reaching his angel will require breaking a pact, accepting forgiveness, and making a bet. All three will cost him something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful blend of exotic landscape, dramatic adventure, and the magical storytelling for which Coelho is renowned — \u003ci\u003eThe Valkyries \u003c\/i\u003eis one of his most intimate and memorable works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paulo Coelho","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":55251323191587,"sku":"9780062513342","price":12.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780062513342.jpg?v=1781802711","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/the-valkyries-an-encounter-with-angels","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}