Name: The Longest Ride
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Author: Sparks, Nicholas
ISBN: 9781538709771

Type

Physical Book

Author

Nicholas Sparks

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Language

English

Pages

416

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.2 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN13

9781538709771

Edition No.

2022

Synopsis "The Longest Ride"

From the dark days of WWII to present-day North Carolina, this New York Times bestseller shares the lives of two couples overcoming destructive secrets--and finding joy together. Ira Levinson is in trouble. Ninety-one years old, stranded, and injured after a car crash, he struggles to maintain 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--how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII, and the war's effect on their families. Ira knows Ruth can't possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and joys that defined their marriage. 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's used to encountering 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 and beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart. The Longest Ride is a tale of timeless love, filled with unforgettable characters and unforeseen twists. It's a story about the choices we make, and how the most difficult decisions can lead us to where we were meant to be.

Nicholas Sparks

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Nicholas Sparks (Omaha, 1965) is an American writer globally recognized for his romantic novels that explore themes such as love, destiny, faith, and tragedy. After studying Finance with honors at the University of Notre Dame, Sparks began his literary career with The Notebook (1996), a work that quickly became a New York Times bestseller and marked the beginning of an unprecedented publishing success

Throughout his career, he has published more than twenty novels that have been translated into more than thirty languages and published in over twenty countries. Seven of his most iconic titles - including The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Message in a Bottle, and Dear John - have been adapted into films, gaining great popularity and consolidating his influence in popular culture. Although he has not received formal literary awards, his impact is undeniable, also being recognized by People magazine as one of the most attractive authors in the literary world

Nicholas Sparks lives in New Bern, North Carolina, with his wife Catherine and their five children, and continues to explore in his works the complexities of love and destiny, conquering readers of all ages with emotive and universal stories.

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