The Wish by Nicholas Sparks

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From the author of The Longest Ride and The Return comes a #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the enduring legacy of first love, and the decisions that haunt us forever. 1996 was the year that changed everything for Maggie Dawes. Sent away at sixteen to live with an aunt she barely knew in Ocracoke, a remote village on North Carolina's Outer Banks, she could think only of the friends and family she left behind... until she met Bryce Trickett, one of the few teenagers on the island. Handsome, genuine, and newly admitted to West Point, Bryce showed her how much there was to love about the wind-swept beach town and introduced her to photography, a passion that would define the rest of her life. By 2019, Maggie is a renowned travel photographer. She splits her time between running a successful gallery in New York and photographing remote locations around the world. But this year she is unexpectedly grounded over Christmas, struggling to come to terms with a sobering medical diagnosis. Increasingly dependent on a young assistant, she finds herself becoming close to him. As they count down the last days of the season together, she begins to tell him the story of another Christmas, decades earlier and the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined.

  • Product Features

    • Author - Nicholas Sparks
    • Publisher - Grand Central Publishing
    • Publication Date - 08-02-2022
    • Page Count - 416
    • Paperback
    • Age Range - Adult
    • Fiction
    • Product Dimensions - 7.8 W x 5.2 H x 1.2 D
    • ISBN-13 - 9781538728604

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2 years ago
from New Orleans, LA

Perfect first love romance

I haven't read a Nicholas Sparks book in a while - probably 3 years. My romance reads were almost exclusively Sparks while growing up. He used to be my all-time favorite, and while he's still defintely top 5, his stories are more than just romance. If I want a lighthearted romance novel, his are not the ones I pick up. That being said, I loved every second of this book. It made me remember why I fell in love with his writing all those years ago. His books make you think, feel, laugh, cry and everything in between. Sparks takes you on a journey where at the end, you look at your life slightly differently. Maggie was an incredible MC. Though she has a grim diagnosis, she really tries to not let that rule her life when she can control it. She knows her limitations, but isn't afraid to push the boundaries when her body allows her to. The time jumps allow you to see how Maggie got to be so strong. The trials she faced as a teenager made her into the adult who is narrating. The young love between her and Bryce is everything you remember your first love being. It's new, it's idealistic, it's unthinking, it's brave, it's heartbreaking and it's terrifying. You see all of those play out in Maggie and Bryce's story. Aunt Linda was the heart of the book for me. She was Maggie's sounding board (with or without speaking) and had such grace to let Maggie make her own decisions or mistakes but was there for her every step of the way. With Maggie's complicated relationships with her family, Linda is exactly what she needed. I loved watching that relationship evolve. Though the ending wasn't what most readers would've wanted, it's what the story needed. I don't think it could've ended in any other way honestly.

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3 years ago
from Green Valley, CA

Amazing Read!!

If you love Nicholas Sparks, you’ll love this.

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