By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness

by Paulo Coelho | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0061122092 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingbooklady331wing of Cape Coral, Florida USA on 10/8/2012
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Journal Entry 1 by wingbooklady331wing from Cape Coral, Florida USA on Monday, October 8, 2012
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Journal Entry 2 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Monday, January 21, 2013
A love story in which the two main characters, Pilar, who is a student in the town of Zaragoza, and her childhood sweetheart who she knew as a girl in the small Spanish village Soria, `By The River Piedra, I Sat Down And Wept' weaves ideas about God, religion, and carnal love.

Pilar receives a message from her childhood friend that he will make a speech in Madrid. When Pilar reaches Madrid, she realizes her friend has become a very influential and powerful leader of a religious movement that embraces the femininity of God. Shortly after the event, her friend professes his love for Pilar, a love that had been a part of his being since the two were children back in Soria, and he bades her to join him on a journey. On this journey, Pilar learns that her friend has not only become a leader of a religious movement, but that he also has the power to work miracles.

During this journey through the French Pyrenees the two find themselves at the monastery at Piedra where the two had played as children. It is at Piedra where Pilar's friend must ultimately choose the path of his own life.

Coelho's writing in `By The River Piedra, I Sat Down And Wept' is poetic.

The majority of the action actually occurs inside of each of the characters.

I remember watching the movie "The Song of Bernadette" as a teenager. Reading this book brought back memories of the movie.

Journal Entry 3 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Monday, February 4, 2013

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Journal Entry 4 by MyBookCafe at Tampa, Florida USA on Friday, February 8, 2013
I received this book in my mailbox today. Thank You So Very Much!!!!! I needed a nice surprise. You made me smile!!! I will add this to my TBR books. Thanks again! I promise to Read and Release.

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