--- product_id: 5949088 title: "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist" price: "81 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/5949088-by-the-river-piedra-i-sat-down-and-wept-from store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # 2021 Edition 180 Pages Paperback Binding By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist **Price:** 81 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📚 Unlock the divine madness of love and self-discovery with Coelho’s timeless fable! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist - **How much does it cost?** 81 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/5949088-by-the-river-piedra-i-sat-down-and-wept-from) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Compact & Accessible:** Perfectly sized 180-page paperback for on-the-go inspiration. - • **Critically Acclaimed:** 4.4-star rating with over 2,000 reviews – a must-have for your collection. - • **Multi-Format Friendly:** Available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible – read or listen anywhere. - • **A Journey of Love & Spirit:** Dive into Paulo Coelho’s signature blend of romance and spiritual awakening. - • **From the Bestselling Author:** Experience the magic from the mind behind The Alchemist. ## Overview By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept is a 2021 paperback edition by Paulo Coelho, featuring 180 pages of a poetic spiritual and romantic journey. This bestselling author’s work blends themes of divine love, dreams, and transformation, earning a strong 4.4-star rating from over 2,000 readers. Ideal for millennials seeking meaningful, compact reads available in multiple formats. ## Description From Paulo Coelho, the renowned author of The Alchemist , comes a deeply moving and poetic novel that explores the timeless depths of love, forgiveness, and self-discovery By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept tells the heartfelt story of Pilar, a strong yet guarded woman, and her childhood friend, now a charismatic spiritual leader. Reuniting after eleven years, their relationship takes them on an emotional and spiritual odyssey in a small village in the French Pyrenees. Against the backdrop of the River Piedra, they confront unresolved pain, long-buried emotions, and ultimately, the quest to find love and freedom and confront some of life’s most important questions. As their bond deepens, Pilar is drawn into her friend's world of faith and miracles, challenging her own beliefs and understanding of life's purpose and her own femininity. Along this journey, Pilar must wrestle with her fears of vulnerability and the possibility of losing herself in the process of rediscovering love. Both an ethereal love story and a powerful exploration of how discovering our inner spiritual being--and forgiving ourselves, and others--can reshape our lives in completely unexpected ways. Paulo Coelho’s masterful storytelling and poetic prose inspires us to uncover the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary and the intimate moments that bring magic into our lives, and the every day. A stunning and unforgettable exploration divine love, human connection, intimate self-reflection, and the sacrifices that come with following one’s true path--and heart. Review: Love story - Another amazing book by Paulo coelho. Story of a true love story. Two young people with choices to make. Review: Another great story from Coelho - All of Coelho's stories use the symbolism of a journey. Each ends up being a journey from brokenness to greater wholeness. Each tale ends up describing a deep fundamental change in the life of his characters that inspires readers to look at their own lives and set out on their own journeys. This tale combines both a spiritual journey and the quest for love. There are many sub-themes that are beautifuly worked into this tapestry; the relationship between erotic love and divine love...the need to dream and to follow one's dreams, the fear of seeing your loved one hurt by your dreams, the feminine face of God as a necessary element of our relationship with God... This story draws heavily on Coelho's Catholic heritage--Brazil being a most Catholic of countries. For those who share in this heritage it adds to the story, drawing on images and experiences that are easy to relate to and understand. For those who do not share this heritage, Coelho does not make that lack an obstacle to entering into the story. The story is complete in itself and will entertain you, nourish you and get you reflecting. The book is very much in the style of The Alchemist, in that it is clearly a fable for our instruction. For me it had something of an otherworldly quality, rather than the more gritty feeling of Valkyries or even Pilgrimage. Yet, all the events described were concrete--even more so than Pilgrimage. I think the otherworldly quality comes from the sense of love that pervades the tale like a soft mist. Afterall, love is something of a divine madness, the intersection of the otherworldly with our very worldly lives. Perhaps, Coelho meant to capture that quality in his telling of this tale. If so, he has done an admirable job of it. ## Features - Author: Coelho, Paulo. - Publisher: HarperOne - Pages: 180 - Publication Date: 2021-08-03 - Edition: Translation - Binding: Paperback - MSRP: 13.99 - ISBN13: 9780061122095 - ISBN: 0061122092 - Other ISBN: 9780061859953 - Other ISBN Binding: printisbncanonical - Language: en ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #33,946 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #117 in Metaphysical & Visionary Fiction (Books) #1,230 in Classic Literature & Fiction #2,855 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,125 Reviews | ## Images ![By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71IydefpAUL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love story *by J***A on May 13, 2026* Another amazing book by Paulo coelho. Story of a true love story. Two young people with choices to make. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another great story from Coelho *by R***N on December 1, 2001* All of Coelho's stories use the symbolism of a journey. Each ends up being a journey from brokenness to greater wholeness. Each tale ends up describing a deep fundamental change in the life of his characters that inspires readers to look at their own lives and set out on their own journeys. This tale combines both a spiritual journey and the quest for love. There are many sub-themes that are beautifuly worked into this tapestry; the relationship between erotic love and divine love...the need to dream and to follow one's dreams, the fear of seeing your loved one hurt by your dreams, the feminine face of God as a necessary element of our relationship with God... This story draws heavily on Coelho's Catholic heritage--Brazil being a most Catholic of countries. For those who share in this heritage it adds to the story, drawing on images and experiences that are easy to relate to and understand. For those who do not share this heritage, Coelho does not make that lack an obstacle to entering into the story. The story is complete in itself and will entertain you, nourish you and get you reflecting. The book is very much in the style of The Alchemist, in that it is clearly a fable for our instruction. For me it had something of an otherworldly quality, rather than the more gritty feeling of Valkyries or even Pilgrimage. Yet, all the events described were concrete--even more so than Pilgrimage. I think the otherworldly quality comes from the sense of love that pervades the tale like a soft mist. Afterall, love is something of a divine madness, the intersection of the otherworldly with our very worldly lives. Perhaps, Coelho meant to capture that quality in his telling of this tale. If so, he has done an admirable job of it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Intelligent Love Story *by T***N on March 27, 2014* An inspiring read even for those who are not Catholic. I say this because there is a lot of Catholicism in this book, but it is written not necessarily in support or non-support of Catholicism, but more about the feminine side of God, spirituality, the Virgin Mary, higher force, whatever name you want to put to the softer side of spirituality. The real delight of this book is its viewpoint of love- Love is always a good thing. I found myself agreeing with this sentiment the more I read the book. My favorite part was where the main character reasons that if one is going to fall in love, one may as well fall far because if there is going to be pain, it doesn't matter whether one falls from the third floor or the tenth floor, it hurts the same. This book is written as a love story but is an intelligent read, not a sappy romance. ## Frequently Bought Together - By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness - Veronika Decides to Die: A Novel of Redemption - The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation (P.S.) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/5949088-by-the-river-piedra-i-sat-down-and-wept-from](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/5949088-by-the-river-piedra-i-sat-down-and-wept-from) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-06-02*