Author: Nicholas Sparks
Type: Paperback
Read: 7th May - 14th May
Rating: 2/5
Published: 2013 by Sphere
Ira Levinson is in trouble. Ninety-one years old and stranded and injured after a car crash, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together.
A few miles away, at a local bull-riding event, a Wake Forest College senior's life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward — even life and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans — a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first.
Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.
I have read many books by Nicholas Sparks, each and everyone of them I have connected with. The writing has been great, the storylines amazing. All except this book, and the one before but especially this one.
I feel so let down, disappointed even. This book was such a chore to read. I've never wanted to give up something so much.
There were two stories running through this book, one of Ira & Ruth, the other of Sophia & Luke. You're constantly wondering what links both couples and it really is only until the last chapter that you know. But it seemed forced.
I didn't connect with any character this time, which was a shame. The background to both couples didn't grip me.
The only thing I took from this book is that love is worth more than paintings. I don't think I've ever scored a book by Nicholas Sparks so low before.
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