A laid-back vet and his feisty new neighbor fall in love, and years later face an impossible decision
Love found and tested
Travis Parker, a veterinarian in the small coastal town of Beaufort, North Carolina, has everything he thinks he needs: good friends, a boat, his dog and a comfortable bachelor life. Then Gabby Holland moves in next door, irritated because his dog may have made her dog pregnant. Despite her serious boyfriend, the two are drawn together, and years later their marriage faces a test neither could have imagined.
Who will enjoy it
Fans of heartfelt romance with Southern small-town charm, dogs and a good cry.
What you will get
A classic Nicholas Sparks love story, sweet and funny at the start and deeply moving at the end, set among porches, boats and beaches in coastal North Carolina.
The Choice Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Romance · Small town · Love story · North Carolina
Length
304 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Travis Parker lives on the water in Beaufort, a small town on the North Carolina coast. He runs a veterinary practice with his father, spends weekends with his close circle of friends and has never felt the need to settle down. Gabby Holland, a physician assistant who has just moved into the house next door, comes over to complain that his dog, Moby, is responsible for her collie, Molly, being pregnant.
The argument turns into curiosity, then friendship. Gabby is dating Kevin, a steady young doctor, and she has always pictured a careful, predictable life, but Travis shows her another side of the town and of herself. As Molly's puppies arrive, the two fall in love over a single summer, and the novel follows the choices that bring them together. The second part jumps ahead years into their marriage and family life, when an unexpected accident forces Travis to face a decision about the person he loves most. The story becomes a reflection on love, hope and what we owe the people we promise to stand by.
Emotional and easy to read in a weekend. About 304 pages in paperback, and adapted as a 2016 film.
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