The Choice
by Nicholas Sparks
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Author: Nicholas SparksEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-01
ISBN: 0446618314
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Vision
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Summary: 4 Stars
What happens when a couple finds true love in each other but then is faced with a terrible choice? A choice that has immense implications to their futures?
This is a romantic story that explores this situation. Travis is a very steady guy with an adventurous streak. So, while he has grown up his whole life in the same small North Carolina town he's arranged to travel to different interesting places all over the world. He has a circle of friends that have been together seemingly since elementary school. He has a steady job and is content with his life - except that his friends have moved into the "married with kids" stage and he is still dating girls on occasion, but not finding the right one.
Gabby is the rebel. While her parents wanted her to follow a specific route in Savannah, GA, she decided to go to school and become a Physician's Assistant and moved away from Savannah to be purposely removed from her family circle. This move represented her first adventure of any kind. She is pretty much of a lone, but has been dating the same guy for a few years and is waiting for him to propose to her so she can settle down into married life.
Gabby becomes Travis's neighbor and over the course of one weekend they meet each other and fall in love. Most of the book is focused on the description of how these people found themselves loving each other. They get married, have a couple of kids and find the ideal balance as partners and friends together.
Then, a terrible choice is presented to them. I will not go into the details of what it is and how it comes about as that would give too much of the plot away. I will say that this choice is of such a great and terrible nature, that we all know that no matter which way they go, the risks and effects will change their lives forever.
The choice is made, and very quickly thereafter the results of that choice become clear. Again, it would not be fair for me to describe more of what happened, but I will say that the various threads in the book are tied up and closed in a way that I found satisfying. When I closed the book after finishing it, I thought it was a well-written story. It had that feeling of authenticity to it, and I could certainly feel for the two subjects and care about what happens to them.
Summary of The Choice
#1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make.Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life-- boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies--he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts to be neighborly, the appealing redhead seems to have a chip on her shoulder about him . . . and the presence of her longtime boyfriend doesn't help. Despite himself, Travis can't stop trying to ingratiate himself with his new neighbor, and his persistent efforts lead them both to the doorstep of a journey that neither could have foreseen. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, THE CHOICE ultimately confronts us with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
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