Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho – translated from Portuguese – first published in English in 1999
Veronika decides that she no longer wants to live and tries to commit suicide. She isn’t successful and wakes up in Villette, the local mental hospital in Ljubljana. She then decides that she does want to live, partly as a result of her conversations with fellow patients. However the doctor tells her that her suicide attempt has done irreversible damage to her heart and that she will die as a result in just a few days. An unusual plot with an interesting twist. It is well thought out and is therefore a thought provoking and worthwhile read. I have just noticed that this book was turned into a film in 2009. 6/10
3rd May 2010
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