Nicholas Sparks took a simple plot and turned it into a captivating novel. It is absolutely heartwrenching.

Miles life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident. He still rises each morning to take care of his young son and carries out his duties as deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, but its all in a numb and hopeless haze. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews, who is rebuilding her own life. Slowly, their newfound love starts to soothe the pain of the past. But when a devastating secret is revealed, they start questioning everything they ever believed in. Sparks previous hardcover, The Rescue (Warner Books, 9/00), was a #1 New York Times bestseller and remained on the list for 14 weeks. It has 912,000 hardcover copies in print. A New York Times hardcover bestseller for 56 weeks and paperback bestseller for 58, Nicholas Sparks debut novel, The Notebook (Warner, 1996), has over three million copies in hardcover and paperback print combined. The film rights have been optioned by New Line. Message in a Bottle has more than 2.5 million copies in hardcover and paperback print combined, and was a New York Times bestseller for a total of 33 weeks in all. The 1999 film starred Robin Wright Penn and Kevin Costner. A Walk to Remember (Warner, 10/99), which has more than 2.5 million copies in combined print, was an instant New York Times bestseller in both hardcover and paperback. Denise DiNovi (Message in a Bottle, Heathers, Practical Magic) of Warner Bros. will produce the film, which is currently in development.

Deputy Sheriff Miles Ryan is obsessed with finding his wife's hit and run killer. A big surprise ending! I enjoyed this tremendously.

Donna V.

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The is a great book.

Just loved this book. Very sad in some places, but ends so well...

Quick and Easy read. I haven't read any Nicholas Sparks books in quite a while because they are all the same and run together in my head until I can't keep them straight in my head anymore. Same story, different title.

Nicholas Sparks keeps the reader guessing as the story unfolds. Just when you think you've got it all figured out - another twist and you're back to can't put it down until you find out the ending. A great read, wonderful story of love and heartache.

oh my soooo sad

This is, without question, the most beautifully written book from Sparks since "Message in a Bottle."

I love this book. I only have gotten to chapter 9 and I already love it. Nicholas Sparks really knows how to write a great book. I want everyone to know if you have not read this book please read because its great so far........

I could not put this book down. I kept trying to solve the mystery of the wife that was killed. It was nice that Miles(the husband) showed soooo much emotion as well.This was my 1st Nicholas Sparks read and now I've already read 'At first sight' and I just finished 'Message in a Bottle'. I'm one of those people that looks at the picture and tries to discern the storyline, this took me on dips and turns throughout the story, and had a surprising end.

Last week, I was on Spring Break (I am a teacher). I vowed to myself that I would read an entire book since lately all I have been reading are textbooks or my kids' work. This book was EXACTLY what I needed! Not only did it include "heart-wrenching" romance but it also had a mystery spin included. This is a must read for romance lovers!

Nicholas Sparks is a great author and I think this is one of his better books. A great romance with an unexpected twist (maybe a little predictable) but well worth a read.

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