By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept; Harper Collins Publishers, 2003

Pilar fell in love when she was seventeen, but her lover left to explore the world beyond their home town. Eleven years on, she's a feisty young woman who has learned to expect nothing from men, until she receives an unexpected call from her childhood sweetheart. He's grown into a handsome, charismatic spiritual teacher who has turned to religion as a refuge from his inner conflicts. Together they journey through the French Pyrenees, and she discovers more about her lover's miraculous spiritual gifts. But as they grow closer, the question arises: will he be forced to choose between romantic love and love for the whole of humanity?