Reeling with heartache after her husband abandons her for a younger woman, Adrienne Willis flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina, to tend a friend's inn. Here she hopes to find the tranquillity she so desperately needs to rethink her life. But almost as soon as she gets there, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and is trying to escape his own shattered past. Now, with a fierce nor'easter closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort - and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.

2.11.2005 I received this via post today. Thank you for fulfilling my wish, Flicki!

25.7.2009 Finally I get around reading this book - thanks to Tarna's Mt. TBR challenge :). This was short to read and typical Sparks book. Romantic, sad, far from a classic, yet gets you in a content and peaceful mood.

Thanks Hetku77! A book from my wishlist, with an interesting challenge too! I will certainly participate in that. Might take me a bit longer to read than a month, since the bookrings start arriving all at once again...

Edit March 8, 2010: It certainly took longer than a month! Finished the book yesterday and I agree with Hetku77. Quite an easy and pleasant read, with just the right amount of romance. And it shows that love is for all ages. What I do find interesting, is that a man can write this way!
I will try and find a next reader for this soon.

This will be going to Dutch-flybabe, through Oehoeboeroe.

Both me and my daughter read this book and thought it quite sad. We both felt that reading too many of his books at once, makes one feel a little depressed. Yet you always want more.

Enjoy!

mag even bij mij logeren. Gaat 24 maart mee naar helmond voor dutch-flybabe.

gaat mee naar de meeting in helmond, voor dutch-flybabe

oehoeboeroe brought this book to the meeting in OBCZ-DeWaard for me yesterday. Thanks!
And thanks to dutchbooky for this book from my wishlist!

One of the first thoughts I had while reading the first pages was that I thought it was unusual for a male writer to write a book from a female's perspective and that he was doing it so well. I read this small book in one day and enjoyed it!
The book is ready to travel once more.

28-7-2013: no active bookcrossers found to trade with for this book
12-2013: brought this book to hema-verf to be mailed from Germany the next time she's there.

I'm sending this book along to JemmaJ in trade for Summertime by Charlotte Bingham. Happy reading!

What a lovely surprise to receive this book from Dutch-Flybabe...I look forward to reading it! I hope that you have enjoyed your book!

Released via RABCK.com...I hope that they will like this book...read it, re-release it or pop it in your local OBCZ!