Winner Stands Alone

<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--those who have made it in the dreammaker's world of fashion and cinema--gathers. At stake are money power and fame--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--and succeed in making it come true?</p><br/>