Adrienne Willis, a mother of three grown children helps console her daughter about the loss of her husband by retelling the story of her own loss. After Adrienne’s husband left her for a younger woman, Adrienne takes a weekend trip to a friend’s inn in Rodanthe North Carolina. Whilst worrying about her kids back at home, and preparing the inn for a storm Adrienne falls for the only guest at the inn, a divorced Paul Flanner. As they weather the storm together they fall into a deep love that ends in tragedy.
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- Central love story
- Optimistic ending
- Gentle/Easy tone
- Upbeat mood
- Cancer Victim
- Losing a spouse
- North Carolina
- Mature Couple
This romance novel, similar to other Nicholas Sparks books is comfortable reading, verging on the gentle reads genre. Appealing elements are listed above and may be especially relate-able for those dealing with the loss of a spouse or coping with a loss due to cancer. This book may also be relate-able for the setting of North Carolina, and a coast. Lastly, this novel may be relate-able for those looking for middle-aged characters that are dealing with raising children, mending relationships, coping with divorce, and aging.
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We both read Nicholas Sparks. I read See Me, which is his newest and definitely different than most of his others. I haven't read yours! I boycotted Sparks for years because I was tired of crying at the end of every books. Spoiler alert: you won't cry if you read See Me!
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