By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho [U.S. FIRST EDITION] 1996 • Harper Collins

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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho 

U.S. FIRST EDITION [1996] HARPER COLLINS

Stated First Edition in very good condition.  4th printing.  No price on front panel.

Dust jacket is in absolutely beautiful condition; minor shelf wear.  

Book itself is very nice.  Small ink spot on text block [see photos] - otherwise mint.  Reads as new. 


From Paulo Coelho, author of the bestselling The Alchemist, comes a poignant, richly poetic story that reflects the depth of love and life.

Rarely does adolescent love reach its full potential, but what happens when two young lovers reunite after eleven years? Time has transformed Pilar into a strong and independent woman, while her devoted childhood friend has grown into a handsome and charismatic spiritual leader. She has learned well how to bury her feelings... and he has turned to religion as a refuge from his raging inner conflicts.

Now they are together once again, embarking on a journey fraught with difficulties, as long-buried demons of blame and resentment resurface after more than a decade. But in a small village in the French Pyrenees, by the waters of the River Piedra, a most special relationship will be reexamined in the dazzling light of some of life’s biggest questions.