Ocean City Free Public Library Book Blog

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho We started this year’s OCFPL Book Club with Paulo Coelho’s widely popular book The Alchemist . We enjoyed the story and the journey that took place. It was an adventure traveling with Santiago (The Boy) as he was going through both a spiritual and emotional journey. What started out as a quest to find treasure became the greatest quest of all. The gold and jewels may have been a reward but finding one’s self, destiny and fulfillment was the greatest treasure of them all. We enjoyed reading about the signs and importance they have in the book and share a few traditions, signs, and superstitions that we grew up knowing. Overall, we enjoyed this book. Check it out here and embark on your own journey. February’s book choice is A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. We will meet on Feb. 20 th in RM N111 at 6pm.

  From the best-selling author of The Alchemist,  Paulo Coelho's  new book is about espionage, tragedy and a story of a woman who wanted to create her own life.  Told through Mata Hari's final letter while in prison, The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to fight against traditions and created a life of her own imagining. It is with this unique spirit that helped set course what would be a life that would later be intertwined in espionage at the height of the panic during WWI. A great fictionalized snippet of what could have happened in the final moments of the once famous dancer that came and went in history as both enchanting and dangerous.        If you want to read The Spy   by Paulo Coelho, pick up a copy at The Ocean City Free Public Library.