Rating: ***
Tags: General, Fiction, Lang:en
Summary
What happens when shyness prevents an
adolescent love affair from developing? And what happens when,
11 years later, destiny brings the lovers together again? This
exciting new edition includes exclusive content, such as an
interview with the author, in-depth background information on
the book, and much more.Pilar is an independent and strong
young woman who has learned to bury her feelings. She is
studying at a small-town university when she receives an
unexpected call from her old childhood sweetheart. He is now a
handsome, mesmerising spiritual teacher - with a reputation for
performing miracles - who has turned to religion as a refuge
from his inner conflicts.Together they take a journey that is
initially fraught with difficulty as blame and resentment
resurface after years of being hidden. But by the River Piedra,
in a small village in the French Pyrenees, they find a way to
discuss many of life's big questions and re-evaluate their own
special relationship.'By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept'
is a wonderful novel, with a poetic and transcendent narrative,
that reflects all the mysteries of love and life.