The bestselling international author of THE ALCHEMIST returns with another haunting novel -- a thrilling journey into our enduring fascination with fame, fortune, and celebrity. A profound meditation on personal power and innocent dreams undone by success, THE WINNER STANDS ALONE is set in the exciting worlds of fashion and cinema. Meet the players and posers behind the scenes at Cannes -- the 'Superclass' of producers, actors, designers and supermodels, as well as the aspiring starlets, has-been stars, and jaded hangers-on.