By the River Piedra I sat down and wept

What happens when shyness prevents an adolescent love affair from developing? And what happens when, 11 years later, destiny brings the lovers together again?

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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.