By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

        Have you ever heard of Paulo Coelho? You probably might have. He has written a lot of books, including this one, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept. It takes place in Europe, with two main characters, a young woman named Pilar, who has never gone out of her village, and her long lost childhood friend, who now travels the world, giving sermons and seminars. He loves her very much and asks her to visit him once. She obliges, but a single day visit turns into a week, and longer. It is a sentimental type of story, which involves religion as much as romance. 
      Coelho is the kind of author who takes small things, and writes about them, giving them a lot of importance. This book is the type that is said to have a "reader's hook", because it captivates you within its folds. It explains things about religion and love in a strange way; during Pilar and her friend's long journey through the Pyrenees mountains of France. The book fully takes place as Pilar's recollection of her time with her lover. It would probably be suitable for teenagers (I know, even I'm not that old). 
     It is written in first person (Pilar).