´The Valkyries´ begins in Rio de Janeiro when author Paulo Coelho gives his mysterious master J., the only manuscript for his book ´The Alchemist.´ Haunted by a devastating curse, Coelho confesses to J., ´I´ve seen my dreams fall apart just when Iseemed about to achieve them.´ In response, J. gives Coelho a daunting task - He must find and speak with his guardian angel. ´The curse can be broken,´ he replies, ´if you complete the task.´ Rising to the challenge, Paulo and his wife, Cristina, drop everything, pack their bags, and take off on a forty day adventure into the starkly beautiful and sometimes dangerous Mojave Desert - where they encounter more than they bargained for. This true-life account is at once a modern-day adventure and a metaphysical odyssey.
