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    A Bend in the Road

    Written by Nicholas Sparks

    Narrated by L.J. Ganser

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    Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. Missy had been his first love, and Miles fervently believes she will be his last. As a deputy sheriff in the North Carolina town of New Bern, Miles Ryan not only grieves for Missy, but longs to bring the unknown driver to justice.Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews. The second grade teacher of his son Jonah, Sarah had left Baltimore after a difficult divorce to start over in the gentler surroundings of New Bern. Perhaps it is her own emotional wounds that make her sensitive to the hurt she first sees in Jonah's eyes, and then his father's. Tentatively, Sarah and Miles reach out to each other. Soon, they are both laughing for the first time in years...and falling in love.

    Neither will be able to guess how closely linked they are to a shocking secret - one that will force them to question everything they ever believed in...and make a heartbreaking choice that will change their lives forever.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateNov 1, 2005
    ISBN9781594834042
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    A Bend in the Road
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    Nicholas Sparks

    Nicholas Sparks nació en Estados Unidos en la Nochevieja de 1965. Su primer éxito fue El cuaderno de Noah, al que siguió Mensaje en una botella, que han sido llevadas al cine, al igual que otros de sus éxitos como Noches de tormenta, Querido John y La última canción. Es autor de más de 20 novelas que han sido traducidas a más de 50 idiomas y publicadas en 25 países.

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    • 3/5
      Good, not great. I gave it three stars because the final scene was a fade to black. I wanted the hero to grovel a bit (he was a total ass) and I wanted the heroine to have a bit more backbone with him at the end. But, it was an interesting enough read that I finished it in a day, so there's that.
    • 4/5
      This is one of my favorite Nicholas Sparks books. I love that he has his "typical" romance, but he also added a twist of mystery. The chemistry between the characters is so strong that the reader cannot help but root for them in the end!
    • 5/5
      The trees fly by so fast they're a blur. It's an old dirt road with one house around. There are big bushes at the end of the driveway and you soon notice a hole in the bush. Suddenly you turn the corner and don't see her until the last minute. You get out to find her lying on the ground and soon find yourself driving away, for what reason you don't know. In "A Bend In The Road" by Nicholas Sparks this is exactly the kind of tragedy that takes place and no one knows why in the shocking realistic fiction novel. The main character Miles Ryan is a rugged and skeptical man that strives to find the answer to the mystery that has darkened his entire life. Sarah is a fun-loving and cautious teacher that meets Miles and it drastically changes her life in more ways than she can ever imagine. In the middle of all of this is Jonah the son of Miles who struggles to understand the reason that all of this is happening. The setting is a small town in North Carolina where news spreads quickly and you always have to watch your back. When tragedy strikes Miles Ryan longs to not only fulfill his duty of Deputy Sheriff but to find the person who has ruined his life. When he meets Sarah Andrews he instinctively thinks he has found his soulmate again until another life changing moment is revealed. My opinion of the book is that there can always be forgiveness even in the darkest of moments. This is shown in the book, "She couldn't believe what she saw. She closed her eyes, then opened them slowly, hoping and praying it was true. It was. And Miles and Jonah were waiting inside for her." The quote explains how even after the shocking secret of how Miles' wife died and who killed her was revealed Jonah and Miles forgive Sarah because they know that the accident wasn't her fault and there was nothing she could do. The author creates tension by Mile arresting someone else for killing his wife and believing it is him before finding out who it really was. This book is for anyone that loves mysterious novels and love stories.
    • 4/5
      ***BEWARE A LITTLE SPOILER IN THIS REVIEW***

      It's an okay book for me. But it's definitely refreshing to read a book from NS with no tragic ending. I was actually bracing myself towards the end/last chapters thinking something terrible is going to happen. Love the happy ending.
    • 3/5
      A typical Nicholas Sparks book. Cliche, but a cute read.
    • 3/5
      I listened to this book while driving to DC and back with my Mom, and it kept us entertained. I think some of the plot points were pretty predictable and that Nicholas Sparks dragged it out too long, but I still enjoyed it overall.
    • 2/5
      This was what I expected...typical Sparks, so fluffy romance but well-written for what it is. I always enjoy these for the short time it takes me to read them, but they are clearly not excellent literature. Honestly, my mom gives them to me, and I am not one to pass up a free read!
    • 5/5
      OMG I loved loved loved this book - its a real chick book for sure. I have seen the movie notebook but did not realise that it was from the same author. I will be looking to read other books by this author.
    • 4/5
      So far, it's the only Nicholas Sparks book I've gotten the whole way through without shedding a tear, but it's very good - just not his typical tear-jerker. The story is interesting and well written, as usual with him.
    • 2/5
      typ sparks with added element of suspense
    • 3/5
      I really enjoyed A Bend in the Road. This book had a lot of mystery, and there were many parts that scared me. The type of love story is new with the relationship consisting of a widower and a woman fresh out of divorce. Their situations are totally different, but they manage to love each other anyway. The twist at the end caught me by surprise, but I thought it was a great part of the story.
    • 5/5
      Another wonderful read from the awesome Nicholas Sparks. This story had lots of twists and turns in it. Miles Ryan was living the perfect life with the prefect wife and son. Until his wife is killed in a car accident. No more spoilers here.
    • 4/5
      Another best seller for author Nicholas Sparks. A story of tragedy, life's unexpected twist and turns and an endearing unconditional love.After losing his wife in a tragic unsolved hit and run accident Deputy Miles Ryan was devastated and lost without his wife. He then met her son's new teacher Sarah who recently moved to rebuild her life following a horrible marriage in Baltimore. Little did they know that their life is entwined by a secret, one fateful event that could change their lives forever. Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      Nice romantic story, which was interspersed with the details of Miles's wife's death, and the events leading up to it.
    • 3/5
      not my favorite sparks book, but very good all the same
    • 4/5
      After the loss of his wife, Miles Ryan never thought his live would be good again until he found out who took his wife and the mother of his son. Along the way he does find new love, but can he hold on to it through all the mystery that surrounded his late wifes death. Very well written love story with a few unseen twists that had me enjoying every moment. A few predictable moments makes it a comfortable story and at times emotional enough to keep me interested. Listened to as an audio book - read with just the right emotion that you could really tell who was talking.
    • 2/5
      This is the 1st book by Nicholas Sparks that I've read. I watched, and enjoyed, "The Notebook". What I liked about "A Bend in the Road" was it was very readable and at the very end did instill a little passion in me towards the characters. On the large dislike list - it was incredibly predictable & corny for my tastes.
    • 3/5
      I liked it...your average love story.
    • 3/5
      I was not overly impressed with this book. I felt that there was no real "clincher" that made me want to keep reading it. Also, before things would happen I had already figured out what was going to happen. It was a decent romance novel and alright for a little light reading but not a book that would draw me in and keep me there. It also went by too fast. I had this book read in one day.
    • 5/5
      It was a great book. For me it was different he had a point to the story. It kept me interested and I enjoyed the epilogue. I can’t wait to read his new book.
    • 3/5
      Enjoyable book but not as enjoyable as others by Sparks that I have read.
    • 3/5
      a quick predictable read
    • 5/5
      Inhaltsangabe:Miles Ryan ist noch immer Trauer. Seine Frau Missy stirbt vor zwei Jahren bei einem Verkehrsunfall mit Fahrerflucht. Sie hinterläßt ihren Mann und den Sohn Jonah. Der Fahrer wird nie gefaßt. Jonah wird in der Schule verschont. Aus Rücksicht auf den schweren Verlust fordert man ihn nicht. Als seine neue Lehrerin Sarah Andrews die Defizite erkennt, muß sie mit seinem Vater sprechen.Diese Begegnung ist für beide schicksalhaft. Miles kommt aus seinem Schneckenhaus hervor und verabredet sich mit der geschiedenen Sarah. Ihre neue Liebe ist zaghaft und leicht verletzbar, aber auch sehr intensiv. Miles denkt sogar darüber nach, Sarah eines Tages zu heiraten. Doch dann steht ihre Liebe auf dem Spiel: Er glaubt zu wissen, wer der Mörder seiner Frau ist und überschreitet in seiner Wut und Verzweiflung seine Kompetenzen als Deputy. Die Situation spitzt sich sogar noch weiter zu, als er dem wahren Fahrer in die Augen sieht.Mein Fazit:Ein Buch zum Verschlingen! Ich habe an einem Tag die nahezu 320 Seiten gelesen und sowohl Miles als auch Sarah nachfühlen können, was sie durchlitten. Ein Buch, was man nicht mehr aus der Hand legen kann, bis man das Ende der Geschichte gelesen hat. Sparks ist ein grandioser Autor und ich freue mich auf viele weitere Romane von ihm!Anmerkung: Die Rezension stammt aus November 2004.Veröffentlicht am 09.02.16!
    • 5/5
      Loved it...as have read all Sparks books....never disappoints! In A Bend in the Road, Sparks writes with a luminous intensity about life’s bitter turns and incomparable sweetness. His affirming message carries a powerful lesson about the imperfections of being human, the mistakes we all make, and the joy that comes when we give ourselves to love.
    • 5/5
      I read this all day at work last night and was about 90% into it when I got home and couldn't put it down. even though I had to get up and work a 14 hour shift tonight I tried justifying staying up to read it to myself because if I didn't finish it I would just think about it all night and not sleep anyway right? well I finished it and still stayed up all night thinking about it. this is the third Nicholas sparks novel I have read and although the main focus of all three is a love story they are all completely different books, because most of his covers are all the same, a couple embracing and looking very much in love, I worried that the stories would all be the same only different characters and settings. that's not the case, the first one I read was a tragedy, the second was a thriller, and this one was more of a drama/crime mystery novel, I can't wait to see what the next one is. one other thing I can say about Nicholas sparks is that he knows how to write a great ending.
    • 4/5
      A love story that centers around a tragic hit and run that kills a young woman. Sparks, as usual, had me caring deeply for all of his characters and plucked on my heartstrings at the end.
    • 2/5
      Somehow I talked myself into reading a second Nicholas Sparks book, even though I hated the first one I read. "A Bend in the Road" is marginally better than "The Wedding". The story is a little too predictable: small town widower falls for his son's teacher who just moved to town. And sadly I figured out the circumstances of his wife's death long before Sparks reveals it. It's an OK book, but I'm definitely not reading more Sparks.
    • 3/5
      Two years ago Miles Ryan’s life came to a standstill when his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Though a deputy sheriff he wasn’t involved in the investigation, but he has kept his own private file on the accident. Sarah Andrews is new to New Bern, following her parents there after the failure of her marriage. Both Miles and Sarah begin the tentative path to recovery as they begin to fall in love.I said I wouldn’t read another book by Nicholas Sparks after I read Dear John. However, this was in my pile and was needed for a tag in a game. I felt the characters were developed better in this story and that the plot line was more realistic. While I may never be a big fan of the author, this was a more enjoyable read.
    • 3/5
      Wonderful romance book.