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A Bend in the Road
- Author
- Nicholas Sparks
- Narrator
- L.J. Ganser
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 1 November 2005
- Run Time
- 10 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Fall in love with this small-town love story about a widower sheriff and a divorced schoolteacher who are searching for second chances—only to be threatened by long-held secrets of the past—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook.
"Sweet, accessible, uplifting." —Publishers Weekly
"A powerful tale of true love." —Booklist
Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. As deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, he not only grieves for her and worries about their young son Jonah but longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews, Jonah's second-grade teacher.
A young woman recovering from a difficult divorce, Sarah moved to New Bern hoping to start over. Tentatively, Miles and Sarah reach out to each other ... soon they are falling in love. But what neither realizes is that they are also bound together by a shocking secret, one that will force them to reexamine everything they believe in-including their love.
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Details
- Author
- Nicholas Sparks
- Narrator
- L.J. Ganser
- Duration
- 10 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 November 2005
- ISBN
- 9781594834042
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Contemporary romance, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place
Synopsis
Fall in love with this small-town love story about a widower sheriff and a divorced schoolteacher who are searching for second chances—only to be threatened by long-held secrets of the past—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook."Sweet, accessible, uplifting." —Publishers Weekly"A powerful tale of true love." —Booklist Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. As deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, he not only grieves for her and worries about their young son Jonah but longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews, Jonah's second-grade teacher. A young woman recovering from a difficult divorce, Sarah moved to New Bern hoping to start over. Tentatively, Miles and Sarah reach out to each other ... soon they are falling in love. But what neither realizes is that they are also bound together by a shocking secret, one that will force them to reexamine everything they believe in-including their love.
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