The Best of Me

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Nicholas Sparks

In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel of first love and second chances, former high school sweethearts confront the painful truths of their past to build a promising future—together."Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once, too, back when she was eighteen."In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in their small town in North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths.Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back home for the funeral of Tuck Hostetler, the mentor who once gave shelter to their high school romance. Neither has lived the life they imagined . . . and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. As Amanda and Dawson carry out the instructions Tuck left behind for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew—about Tuck, about themselves, and about the dreams they held dear—was not as it seemed.Forced to confront painful memories, the former lovers will discover undeniable truths about the choices they have made. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past?

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Author

Nicholas Sparks

Pages

304

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Published Date

2011-10-11

ISBN

1455502545 9781455502547

Ratings

Google: 4

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"I have watched this movie MANY times before the book however my overall preference is the movie - I feel the movie did a better job showing the depth and beauty of Dawson and Amanda’s relationship when they were young however o much preferred Dawsons side story in the book. Overall great read "

Maddison Chick

"This was such a good book. I literally couldn’t put it down. It has an amazing love story and the ending ties together with the rest of the book so well. I was amazed how good this book really was. "

Makenzie Weaver

"Just finished the "After" series by Anna Todd and will be starting Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks shortly "

Sabrina Bennett

"This book is so good, sadly the movie is a little different but I highly recommend this "

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Natioshya Hickson

"This was my first Nicholas Sparks novel, and it was not nearly as bad as I was expecting! Good writing even if the plot is ridiculous."

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Rebekah Travis

"10000/10- one of my absolute favorites so far! Did not expect ending. Almost cried 3 times. All emotions were there. Literally LOVE THIS BOOK."

Sophie deBrux

"the ending killed me but it’s amazing read ! "

mayra

"I have to say, I was disappointed with this book. I had watched the movie prior to reading (I know it's a sin in book works), but I felt this was a disorganized mess. I found it difficult to stay engaged, therefore, I lost track of details. I appreciated the history of Dawson and Amanda's lives and their love story, but that's all I really enjoyed about this book. Obviously being a fictional story, I found it far fetched and unrealistic. This was my first Nicholas Sparks novel, so hopefully his others are better."