The Devil and Miss Prym

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this thought-provoking work from an internationally renowned author explores the turbulent battle between light and darkness continually fought in our souls. Set in the tiny, isolated village of Viscos, the Devil and Miss Prym begins with old Berta, the oldest inhabitant of the village. Berta has a terrifying premonition when she sees a stranger approaching the village's only hotel. Berta can see he's not alone: he is accompanied by the Devil. So begins a battle between good and evil. Chantal Prym, a young orphan girl, is faced with a choice offered by the stranger. this offer could result in her becoming wealthy and changing her life forever, but for that to happen, she will have to betray one of the key values on which society is based alues she believes in. the Devil and Miss Prym is a story charged with emotion, in which the integrity of being human becomes a terrifying test.

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"A suspenseful fable...satisfying."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Only someone Jesuit-trained could bring to Scripture the kind of coolly passionate imagination on display in Coelho's latest novel."--Philadelphia Inquirer

Author Bio

Paulo Coelho is an international bestselling author whose books--The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept and The Fifth Mountain-have sold more than 23 million copies in 117 countries and have been translated into 41 languages.