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A Fable About Opening Your Heart to Miracles
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept tells of Pilar, a frustrated scholar looking for some greater meaning in the endless cycle of her days. When a childhood friend contacts her, she is surprised to learn that her former playmate is noContinue
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I love it when I come across a title that has valuable information and insight that applies to my life today. I found this just at the right time. Thanks Universe!
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- English Books
- Paperback 224 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0722535201
- ISBN-13: 9780722535202
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Pub date: Sep 06, 1999
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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| 9780722535202 | Paperback | $13.10 | $10.62 | The Book Depository |
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Each Coelho book has a central theme; an incline toward an emotional revelation the author himself hopes to reward you with at the peak. Without fail I have relished this aspect, and this time was no exception. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept is listed as a book of forgiveness - a trait I tr ... (continue)
Each Coelho book has a central theme; an incline toward an emotional revelation the author himself hopes to reward you with at the peak. Without fail I have relished this aspect, and this time was no exception. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept is listed as a book of forgiveness - a trait I try to practice religiously, but more often than not come up lacking - and the sole reason why I picked this one up.
A bit slow at first but picking up speed by the middle of the book, Coelho proves once again it's not the destination, but the journey that counts. Though the love story itself is nothing new, especially to dedicated readers of the author, it's the development that really is engrossing. I can't remember the last time I rooted so much for a couple, for fate. Despite the fact that it is heavily doused in religion, it's not enough to turn you off. In fact, between the poetic prose, the graceful construction and the brevity of the story I doubt you'll even notice.
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