Paulo Coelho is a very gifted author.
After writing the Internationally acclaimed ’’ The Alchemist’’ his popularity had reached new scales.
Other notable books written by the Brazilian includes ’’Veronica must Die’’ and ’’ The Valkyries’’.
What makes the book ’’By the River Piedra I sat down and wept ’’ so special is the magical treatment that Coelho has given in the narration.
Pilar is the main protagonist and the narrator in this magical yet simple tale.
The love Pilar had lost in their adolescence is now a handsome youth who has not only acquired magical powers to heal but also preaches to mend the ways of people and Serve God.
He has a wide following.
Pilar seeks out to find her long lost love that she could not claim or rather profess earlier only to learn that the person, unnamed throughout the book, truly loves Pilar.
What Pilar is then confronted with is the main crux of the story.
This is something that we all feel in our lives.
The shadow boxing of the good and the evil side of our persona brings out an outcome which maybe a positive or a negative one.
This book cannot be actually termed as a spiritual book but then it certainly changes the outlook towards life.
Is it inspirational? Definitely, there is no doubt about that.
I will not disclose the plot of the novel as I would request my intellectual friends of Mouth shut to go through this one.
Promise you that you will not be disappointed.
This is because like me, each one of us can relate to Pilar and understand all the trials and inter personal conflicts that she goes through are infact the very essence of our daily life.
I would conclude that ’’By the river Piedra I sat down and wept’’ is a serious effort by an amazing author.