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In his latest international bestseller, the celebrated author of The Alchemist addresses the fundamental questions asked by millions: What am I doing here today? and Why do I go on living? Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything she could wish for--youth and beauty, pleny of attractive boyfriends, a fulfilling job, and a loving family.
Yet something is lacking in her life. She finds that every second of her existence is While the overdose didn't kill Veronika immediately, the medication has damaged her heart so severely that she has never really allowed herself to feel before--hatred, fear, curiosity, love, and sexual awakening. So, on the morning of November 11, 1997, Veronika decides to die. While the overdose didn't kill Veronika immediately, the medication has damaged her heart so severely that she has, in fact, partially succeeded in achieving her goal. Poignant and illuminating, it is a choice between living and dying, and at the eleventh hour emerges more open to life than ever before. In Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal.
So, on the morning of November 11, 1997, Veronika decides to die. While the overdose didn't kill Veronika immediately, the medication has damaged her heart so severely that she has, in fact, partially succeeded in achieving her goal. So, on the morning of November 11, 1997, Veronika decides to die. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. Naturally Veronika is stunned when she does wake up--at Villete, a local mental hospital, where the staff informs her that she has, in fact, partially succeeded in achieving her goal. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. Naturally Veronika is stunned when she does wake up--at Villete, a local mental hospital, where the staff informs her that she has, in fact, partially succeeded in achieving her goal.
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