From an award-winning author, two recent divorcees meet at a North Carolina inn in the midst of a brewing storm. Adrienne Willis is 45 and has been divorced for three years, abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. The trials of raising her teenage children and caring for her sick father have worn her down, but at the request of a friend and in hopes of respite, she's gone to the coastal village of Rodanthe in North Carolina to tend the local inn for the weekend. With a major storm brewing, the time away doesn't look promising...until a guest named Paul Flanner arrives. At 54, Paul is a successful surgeon, but in the past six months his life has unraveled. Estranged from his son and recently divorced, he's sold his practice and his home and journeyed to this isolated town in hopes of closing a painful chapter. Adrienne and Paul come together as the storm brews over Rodanthe, but what begins between them over the weekend will resonate throughout the rest of their lives, intertwining past and future, love and loss.
About the Author :
With over 100 million copies of his books sold, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved storytellers. His novels include twelve #1 New York Times bestsellers. All his books have been New York Times and international bestsellers, and were translated into more than fifty languages. Ten Sparks novels have been adapted into major motion pictures, with The Choice in February 2016.
JoBeth Williams is a film, stage, and television actress and president of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. Among her many film and television credits are Dexter, Hart of Dixie, 24, The Big Chill, and Poltergeist.
Review :
"A page-turner."
-- "Connecticut Post"
"In the best tradition of Robert James Waller...Nicholas Sparks ventures into a genre ruled, almost exclusively, by women. Nights in Rodanthe will be popular with lovers of tasteful romantic fiction."
-- "Martha's Vineyard Times"
"JoBeth Williams' tender narration captures the introspection and sadness of Adrienne's tale, as well as its passion. Her detached portrayal of Paul and Adrienne's lives before they find each other conveys all the flatness of their existence, despite the many events filling their days...Soft piano interludes elegantly separate chapters and polish the finished work."
-- "AudioFile"
"Ladies and gentlemen, start your tear ducts...Sparks doesn't stray too far from his bittersweet, lost-love formula...but you'll cry in spite [of] yourself."
-- "People"
"Sparks...is back at it with his latest mix of love story and pathos. He doesn't disappoint...Sparks has a very solid fan base, and they will be clamoring for his latest."
-- "Booklist"
"The intense yet short-lived romance in Nicholas Sparks' novel, Nights in Rodanthe...offers a story that is...passionate and memorable...Sparks' smooth, sensitive writing and simple story line that doesn't end with every wish coming true make this a novel that can hold its own."
-- "Associated Press"
"Two lonely people come together and find the kind of deep, committed love that has been absent from their lives for too long...Nicholas Sparks has done it again."
-- "Forth Worth Star-Telegram"
