When she was finally ready, Theresa slowly started to walk toward the water. She would drive home as soon as she was finished, no matter how late it was. She'd made the arrangements and had even looked forward to a quiet night away from Boston, but watching the ocean swirl and churn made her realize that she didn't want to stay. When she'd made the decision to come, she'd planned to stay overnight. She'd driven here this morning, though she scarcely remembered the trip at all. In a way, she felt as if she weren't really here, as if the whole thing was nothing but a dream. In another place, in another time, she would have felt the majesty of the beauty around her, but as she stood on the beach, she realized that she didn't feel anything at all. Heavy clouds were descending slowly, and the fog was beginning to thicken, making the horizon invisible. The ocean, reflecting the color of the sky, looked like liquid iron, and waves rolled up steadily on the shore. Now she found herself alone on the beach, and she took in her surroundings.

Earlier, when she'd arrived, there had been a few people walking along the shore, but they'd taken note of the clouds and were long since gone. Now in this New York Times bestseller, he renews our faith in destiny, in the ability of lovers to find each other no matter where, no matter when… Read ExcerptĪ cold December wind was blowing, and Theresa Osborne crossed her arms as she stared out over the water.

In his first bestselling novel, The Notebook, he created a testament to romantic love that touched readers around the world. Nicholas Sparks exquisitely chronicles the human heart.

What happens to her is unexpected, perhaps miraculous-an encounter that embraces all our hopes for finding someone special, for having a love that is timeless and everlasting…. Inside is a letter of love and longing to “Catherine,” signed simply “Garrett.” Challenged by the mystery and pulled by emotions she doesn’t fully understand, Theresa begins a search for this man that will change her life. and the journey may change her life forever.Divorced and disillusioned about relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging when she finds a bottle on the beach. In this New York Times bestseller, a single mother sets out to find the North Carolina man who sent a message meant for someone else.

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