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A bull rider and a college student meet an old man whose letters tell a long love story
2012Fast paceWarm
What it is about
Luke is a professional bull rider in North Carolina recovering from an injury. Sophia is a college student who meets him and falls for him. They rescue an elderly man, Ira, whose memories of his wife offer a lesson in lasting love.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like Nicholas Sparks.
What you will get
A popular Sparks novel that became a 2015 film.
The Longest Ride Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Romance · Two love stories · Letters · Rodeo
Length
400 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Luke Collins, Sophia Danko and Ira Levinson.
Setting
North Carolina, in the present and the past.
What makes it different
Two couples, separated by decades, in one story.
Feel
Sentimental and romantic.
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