The Witch of Portobello

By: Paulo Coelho

Narrated by: Rita Wolf

How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves—even if we are unsure of who we are?



That is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho’s profound new work, The Witch of Portobello. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well—or hardly at all. Like The Alchemist, The Witch of Portobello is the kind of story that will transform the way readers think about love, passion, joy, and sacrifice.

©2006 Paulo Coelho; ©2007 Margaret Jull Costa; (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers

good listen

enjoyed listening to this. great story with an unexpected twist at the end. wish the male characters had been a male voice but that is a personal preference.

Compelling, though not my fave delivery

This story is incredible, and I’m grateful I continued, despite the delivery not being my fave of the Paulo Coelho books I’ve listened to. I found the accents a bit distracting sometimes

Not my favorite by Coelho but not bad

I feel that the method of delivery the author chose to tell the story somewhat hampered the overall ability to describe a spiritual journey. Coello chose to tell his story by a series of interviews, so some of the truth is muddled with rumor and spite by the surrounding characters. Well that made for good drama, I feel that it miss the mark for what he was trying to accomplish with this story. I really couldn't get a sense what the journey was supposed to be like for the main character because this.

I thought it was very well done

Other reviews on this title cite as faults the very things I thought made this book great. You get to know the main character via interviews given by those who knew her. It narrator does a good job of making each interviewee's voice distinct.
The only complaint I have about this book is the stupid music between chapters. When will Audible learn that music added to books is a terrible idea?

Story to devour in one breath:)

Exciting story, unconventional, peculiar . Similar to the usual mysterious style of Coelho, but a bit more grounded . Making us think, how society isn’t ready for anything beyond the norms of conditional NORMAL.