The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho (9780061750526)

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“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.”


The Winner Stands Alone

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<p><strong><em>New York Times</em> Bestseller</strong></p><p><strong>A Story of Love and Obsession</strong></p><p>In <em>The Winner Stands Alone</em>, Paulo Coelho takes us to the Cannes Film Festival, where the so-called superclass&#8212;those who have made it in the dreammaker&#8217;s world of fashion and cinema&#8212;gathers. At stake are money, power, and fame&#8212;things that most people are prepared to do anything to keep.</p><p>At this modern vanity fair we meet Igor, a Russian millionaire; Middle Eastern fashion czar Hamid; American actress Gabriela, eager to land a lead role; ambitious criminal detective Savoy, hoping to resolve the case of his life; and Jasmine, a woman on the brink of a successful modeling career.</p><p>Who will succeed in identifying his or her own personal dream among the many prefabricated ones&#8212;and succeed in making it come true?</p><br/>