By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
- 210 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Pilar, a young scholar feeling hopeless and worn down by the endless cycle of her days, is contacted by a childhood friend who is now a charismatic spiritual leader.



Pilar, a young scholar feeling hopeless and worn down by the endless cycle of her days, is contacted by a childhood friend who is now a charismatic spiritual leader.
His Fifth Novel, The Fifth Mountain, Is Set In The 9Th Century Bc. Elijah Is A Young Man Struggling To Maintain His Sanity Amidst A Chaotic World Of Tyranny And War. Forced To Flee His Home, Then Choose Between His Newfound Love And Security And His Overwhelming Sense Of Duty, This Is A Moving And Inspiring Story About How We Can Transcend Even The Most Terrible Ordeals By Keeping Faith And Love Alive. Paulo'S Writing Is A Visionary Blend Of Spirituality, Magical Realism And Folklore. His Stories Are Simple And Direct, Yet They Have The Power To Change Lives And Inspire You With The Courage To Follow Your Dreams&&
A community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear. A man persecuted by the ghosts of his painful past. A young woman searching for happiness. In one eventful week, each will face questions of life, death, and power, and each will choose a path. Will they choose good or evil? In the remote village of Viscos -- a village too small to be on any map, a place where time seems to stand still -- a stranger arrives, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which will forever mark their lives. Paulo Coelho's stunning novel explores the timeless struggle between good and evil, and brings to our everyday dilemmas fresh perspective: incentive to master the fear that prevents us from following our dreams, from being different, from truly living