The Choice Mass Market – April 1, 2009

The Choice Mass Market Paperback – April 1, 2009
Author: Visit ‘s Nicholas Sparks Page ID: 0446618314

From Publishers Weekly

In his 13th book, bestselling Sparks (At First Sight, etc.) limns the far-reaching implications of several seemingly ordinary choices made by Beaufort, N.C. veterinarian Travis Parker and his next-door neighbor Gabrielle Holland, a physician’s assistant and recent arrival. After an inauspicious first meeting where Gabby accuses Travis’s boxer of impregnating her purebred collie, the two fall hard for each other. Already dating someone else seriously, Gabby is faced with a dilemma: whether to stick with longtime boyfriend Kevin, or get involved with Travis. The first part of the tale paints a vivid picture of her decision-making process and its effects on Travis and Gabby’s lives. That sets up Part II, which takes place 11 years later when Travis faces a life and death decision following a car accident. A tender and moving love story and a quick read, Sparks’s latest does not disappoint.
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Review

‘Will have you weeping for the joy and tragedy of it all’ – Daily Mail ‘A page-turner . . . Sparks’s fans won’t be disappointed’ – Glamour ‘Deeply moving, beautifully written’ – Booklist ‘Very moving’ – Closer ‘Sparks’s writing is superb’ – Woman ‘Worth spending a night with’ – People ‘Moving’ – Daily Express ‘Sparks addresses the difficulties and struggles of people adjusting to sharing their intimate lives’ – Irish News ‘Sparks writes with a depth of feeling and a tenderness rarely seen in male authors, and at times he brought tears of both joy and sadness to my eyes’ – Peterborough Evening Telegraph ‘Written with real affection and honesty’ – Southern Daily Echo ‘Every now and then you stumble across an extraordinary book that at first appears like countless others, but then you read it and are amazed at the treasure hidden within’ – New York Sunday Post ‘Sparks engrosses readers from the first page to the last. He breathes life into his likeable yet imperfect characters and crafts a novel that tugs at the heartstrings’ – Romantic Times ‘Extremely powerful’ – Borders.com ‘First-rate . . . Such well-turned books establish him as a writer of skill and persuasiveness, with a particular knack for wry, well-rounded characterisations’ – .co.uk ‘Nicholas Sparks writes with a depth and sincerity that have awarded him many fans’ – Lovereading.co.uk ‘Sparks achieves the unlikely feat of making the predictable enjoyable, especially the faithful recording of period detail’ – Good Book Guide ‘Snuggle up with Nicholas Sparks’ latest offering and be swept away. Make sure you’ve got tissues at the ready for this smashing weepy from a master of the genre’ She magazine ‘We have a soft spot for Nicholas Sparks . . . his stories are a reminder of the man we wish our boyfriends could be (4 stars)’ Heat ‘They don’t come better than this . . . an irresistible will-they-won’t-they that will reel you in’ Glamour ‘Set to be a bestseller’ Good Housekeeping

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Mass Market Paperback: 336 pagesPublisher: Vision; Reissue edition (April 1, 2009)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0446618314ISBN-13: 978-0446618311 Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.9 x 7 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #2,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #114 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary #813 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States #840 in Books > Romance > Contemporary
Reviewed by Christina Wantz Fixemer
on 09/22/2007

In a small coastal town, Travis Parker has almost everything he could wish. He loves his job, he gets to hang with long-time friends, and he enjoys water sports, motorcycling, and travel. All in all, it’s a good life.

Everything he knows is thrown off-kilter when he meets his new neighbor, Gabby Holland, who happens to be in a relationship with another man. For her part, Gabby is excited, scared, and confused by the things she feels around Travis. She’s been dedicated to her golf-crazy boyfriend for a long while, but Travis makes her feel new things. At some point, she’ll have to make a decision.

Famous for his take on the sensitive hero and tender love, Nicholas Sparks latest offering is THE CHOICE, in which unexpected feelings lead to unexpected things. As the fun-loving guy with a big heart, Travis is easy to like from the beginning. Gabby, on the other hand, is a very mixed bag.

On the surface, Gabby seems to be kind hearted, but she comes across as someone who is easily upset, has doormat tendencies, and can’t quite control her emotions. Travis sees her as sweet and having a great sense of humor. Readers are likely to see her as lacking a sense of humor until later, and even then it’s sketchy. Characters are supposed to grow throughout a story, and Gabby does, but her introduction makes it difficult to sympathize with her from the beginning, especially in regards to her relationship with family and, well, her steady boyfriend.

A tragedy in the last hundred pages of the novel almost redeems all that went before. It’s hinted at in the prologue, but Sparks elects to play a trick on the read, leading them to expect something quite different from what actually happens.
THE CHOICE by Nicholas Sparks is not a book I’d normally read. Not my favorite genre. My wife has read all of his books, and I’ve started reading them now too because they are easy to read and Sparks is a great writer. The summary on the inside cover tells you almost everything you need to know about the plot. Travis Parker is a 32-year old bachelor that loves having his married friends over for cookouts. Gabby is the new neighbor who is new to town, has few friends, and wonders when her boyfriend Kevin is going to ask her to marry him. Gabby at first doesn’ t like Travis. He seems like an insensitive neighbor. From the plot summary, you know they are going to marry, so the first two thirds of the book covers a couple of days that Gabby and Travis spend together while Kevin is out of town. They go parasailing with Travis’s friends. They ride motorcycles. And they fall in love. Sparks writes in a way that keeps you turning the pages, but the first part of the book seemed overly long because you know they are going to get together. There really isn’t any conflict except Gabby’s doubts about her relationship with Kevin. Even that isn’t as strong as it could have been. The boyfriend doesn’t really stand a chance when it comes to the true love Gabby and Travis discover. As usual, Sparks creates a girl in Gabby that is, while not perfect, a girl you could imagine falling in love with. Travis has similar qualites. He is adventerous, a gentleman, and although a bachelor, is great with kids and hopes to have them someday.

Part Two begins in the present, when Gabby and Travis have been married for ten years, and here, we find out what kind of "choice" Travis must face. Here, the plot thickens and the conflict increases.
Having read True Believer and Message in a Bottle and watched the film version of The Notebook, it is safe to say that I have become a big fan of Nicholas Sparks. He writes the sort of tear-jerking love stories I love, and he writes them with a great deal of passion, creating wonderful characters that feel real. The Choice is his newest effort, and my favorite from the ones I’ve read so far. The story sort of reminds me of The Notebook, which is definitely not a bad thing, but more on that later. At thirty-two, Travis Parker is a confirmed bachelor. All three of his best friends are married with kids, and their wives have fixed him up with every single woman they encounter, no matter how much he wished they wouldn’t. Why would he want to get married? He has it all — a great job, a full life and a beautiful house in a small town in North Carolina with a gorgeous river view. Nothing is missing in his life, or so he thinks until Gabby Holland moves in next door. The beautiful redhead, though standoffish and downright rude at first, intrigues him from the very beginning, and he doesn’t let a small detail like a boyfriend stand in the way of getting to know her better. I don’t want to tell too much (though I’m certain that many reviewers have done so already), but this seemingly simple (at first) love story is heart wrenching and memorable…

And the aforementioned qualities make this novel not only a must-read but also an absolute keeper. The Choice is a gorgeous read, perfect for this holiday season (not a holiday-themed book though). The four-hour train ride from Manchester to London was a breeze because I couldn’t put this book down. Travis faces a difficult choice, and those crucial chapters pulled me at the heartstrings, making me want to know what would happen next.
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