Treat yourself to an epic #1 New York Times bestselling love story that spans decades and continents as two people at a crossroads — one from North Carolina and one from Zimbabwe — experience the transcendence and heartbreak of true love.Hope Anderson has some important choices to make. At thirty-six, she’s been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans … With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family’s cottage in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to ready the house for sale and mull over some difficult decisions about her future.
Tru Walls has never visited North Carolina but is summoned to Sunset Beach by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. A safari guide, born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tru hopes to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding his mother’s early life and recapture memories lost with her death. When the two strangers cross paths, their connection is as electric as it is unfathomable . . . but in the immersive days that follow, their feelings for each other will give way to choices that pit family duty against personal happiness in devastating ways.
Illuminating heartbreaking regrets and enduring hope, Every Breath explores the many facets of love that lay claim to our deepest loyalties while asking a life-changing question: How long can a dream survive?
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Every Breath, a novel by Nicholas Sparks is a memorable love story that I enjoyed for the African scenes, North Carolina’s Sunset Beach visits, and also for the gentle love between two people of vastly different backgrounds.
When Tru Walls goes to America, he has some misgivings. He has been invited by his biological father to meet for the first time. His father has made arrangements for Tru to stay at a beach house in North Carolina. Tru leaves his job as safari guide in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Single, but still close to his young son, and on congenial speaking terms with his former wife, he’s not looking forward to the trip, but feels obligated to go.
He arrives in Wilmington and makes himself at home in the modern, well-furnished beach house. While walking the beach, he meets Hope, an attractive woman whose family vacation house happens to be right next door. Hope is single, but has a steady boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon who seems to avoid long-term commitments.
As Tru and Hope become more acquainted, they develop a strong kinship. But Tru’s life is in Africa and Hope, anxious to have a family, is unsure about her boyfriend’s intentions.
As they explore the charms of Sunset Beach, Hope shows Tru a magical place called the Kindred Spirit, (an actual real-life place) which is a mailbox where people from all walks of life have penned heartfelt notes and left them for others to read.
The story continues, following Hope’s life, then swings around full circle, back to Sunset Beach and the magical draw of Kindred Spirit.
I very much enjoyed Every Breath, especially the international aspect of the story. I’ve spent time in Africa and loved the revisit.
Every Breath was a great book. I highly recommend it.
All his books are wonderful. This is one of my new favorites. I loved the story and while reading forgot it was not a true story so well written.
Not the usual from Nicholas Sparks. This was very predicable. I found myself knowing what the next move was going to be. I had a hard time finishing it and not putting it aside.
I always enjoy a Nicholas Sparks book and this audio book did not disappoint me. I enjoyed the narrators, having a man and woman doing the narration was a plus to keep the two different parts separate. I enjoyed this story very much. You can’t go wrong if you pick up this book!
I love all Nicholas Sparks novels!!
This book was easy reading,heart warming and feel good
This is an emotional love story that transcends decades. You will need a full box of tissues to read this one. This makes you believe in possibilities and true love that lasts a lifetime.
This is a very moving book; in fact, it made me cry several times, which is rare for me. There were parts that were disappointing, and I won’t give away any spoilers. But there were also parts that made my heart well with joy. “Every Breath” is essentially a love story, but it is also a story about believing in what seems unbelieveable, in hoping when there is no logical reason to hope. I appreciated that there was no cursing in the book, and I think it shows a special gift of writing, that Sparks didn’t find it necessary to resort to that. It is a uniqe story, in that one of the well-drawn “Characters” is not a person, but a mailbox in which people share their hopes, dreams, griefs and joys. Sparks’ story was not predictable, and he is skilled at presenting surprises. I also enjoyed learning a little bit about Zimbabwe and other parts of Africa. I recommend this book.
I could not put this book down! I felt so many emotions reading this. Definitely a must read and I would read again
Interesting enough to keep reading but not what I expected either. This story goes back 20 years as well as current day. I just had trouble relating.
Nicholas Sparks is my favorite author. Every Breath will keep you breathing
I took about five weeks to read this book, not because I didn’t like it but because I was savoring every chapter, not wanting it to end. The love story of Tru and Hope is one for the ages, a story to make your heart beat a little faster and the tears track down your cheeks, sometimes both at the same time. I enjoyed that the author used real places in North Carolina, places that I just passed by last fall as my husband and I traveled to South Carolina. I would love to return someday and find the mailbox that is “Kindred Spirit.” The story revolves around the story of leaving a letter behind and waiting for it to be found, no matter how long it takes. This is a breathtaking tale of love and loss and a life well lived, but with many regrets. In that, it is the story of many of us, perhaps all of us, who left behind a lost love and want to find it again. I highly recommend this book to anyone who believes in romance, in its truest form.
Disclaimer
Disclosure of Material Connection: I purchased an autographed copy of this book at a book signing by the author in Carroll County, MD. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own.
True to Nicholas Sparks traditional novels, awesome read. I always feel like I’m right there with the characters.
Live the setting of this book.
Just a great easy read with a good moral lesson.
I absolutely LOVED this book! It inspired me to go to Kindred Spirit mailbox in NC and I am so thankful that I did. One more thing to cross off my bucket list. A must-read…and then plan your trip to the mailbox! You won’t regret it!
Love all Nicholas Sparks book
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A most enjoyable book of enduring love. Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite authors and I felt, this book, Every Breath, was one of his finest. I did not want the story to end.