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The Notebook
- Author
- Nicholas Sparks
- Narrator
- Barry Bostwick
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 1 August 2005
- Run Time
- 6 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Experience the New York Times bestselling heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart—the inspiration for the feature film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling.
At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War II, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about the boy who long ago stole her heart. Thus begins the story of a love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph, and may even have the power to create a miracle ...
Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story—it becomes an experience to remember forever. The Notebook is such a book. It is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless, a tale that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again ...
Critics Review
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"A classic tale of love."—Christian Science Monitor
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"A one-night read . . . If you are in need of a good cry, The Notebook is absolutely the right book."—USA Today
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"The lyrical beauty of this touching love story . . . will captivate the heart of every reader."—Denver Rocky Mountain News
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"A more romantic testament to love's enduring miracle than Robert James Waller's TheBridges of Madison County."—Library Journal
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Details
- Author
- Nicholas Sparks
- Narrator
- Barry Bostwick
- Duration
- 6 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 August 2005
- ISBN
- 9781594833168
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Historical romance, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Synopsis
Experience the New York Times bestselling heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart—the inspiration for the feature film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War II, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about the boy who long ago stole her heart. Thus begins the story of a love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph, and may even have the power to create a miracle ... Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story—it becomes an experience to remember forever. The Notebook is such a book. It is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless, a tale that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again ...
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