By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept - Paulo Coelho

It is the story of Pilar , who wants to love her high school sweetheart , but is scared of getting hurt. It is also the story of the spiritual leader, who wants to be with Pilar , but is confused about love as a digression from his spiritual path. At the end it becomes clear that love is not an obstacle in a spiritual journey or rather is essential to fulfill one's dreams. Though written in beautiful prose , this simple love story has been made heavy and complex with religious and philosophical connotations. Read if you have lots of time to mull over spirituality , faith , the feminine side of God , self-forgiveness and the likes.


                         ''All love stories are the same.''
                                 Oh, really?