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The Devil And Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho



A small village blessed with the epitome of both the beauty and harshness of nature, people living with basic needs of human life but surreptitiously craving the joys of the city life and a circle of day and night that keeps only one promise that nothing will change in the mundane life of that small town. And one day, the devil arrives to the town to test the integrity of the humane emotions of the people of this town. 

One more Must-read book from Paulo Coelho that reveals the secret of human emotions and the internal struggle to dare the dream, face the fear of unknown and live the life truly. 224 pages book that takes you through a week in the life of a coward crowd that is ready to sacrifice a single for the betterment of large, a girl who dares to dream a life beyond the regular and a stranger who is testing the life to sort his own struggle between inherent goodness or evil in human mind.

Quotes from the book:
"Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time."
"People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same." 
"So you see, Good and Evil have the same face; it all depends on when they cross the path of each individual human being.  

Goodreads rating for the book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4008.The_Devil_and_Miss_Prym
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