There’s a new book coming from Paulo Coelho, author of the international bestsellers The Alchemist and The Witch of Portobello. Brida–written in 1990, but only now available in translation–is the story “a young Irish girl and her quest for knowledge.” A posting on Coelho’s own blog hints at his larger subject: “the Great Mother and the pagan religions.”

Brida will be published June 24. You can get a small preview of the book on http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com, where several short quotes from the book are posted.–David E