- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (30 April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0446523569
- ISBN-13: 978-0446523561
- Product Dimensions: 14.9 x 2.9 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 700,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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If you thought The Notebook was a tearjerker, get out the hankies, pull up a chair, and get ready to have your heart monkey-wrenched by Nicholas Sparks' second star- crossed love story, Message in a Bottle. When Theresa Osborne takes a much-needed summer holiday at Cape Cod, she finds a lot more than a break from the hustle and bustle. On an early-morning jog along Cape Cod Bay, she comes across a corked bottle with a scrolled-up message inside that reads: "My Dearest Catherine, I miss you, my darling, as I always do, but today is especially hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together..." It bobbles around in the same vein for several more paragraphs and ends with "...am alone on the pier and I do not care what others think as I bow my head and cry and cry and cry. Garret."
Garret may eat quiche, but no bother--before you can say "Look! I found two more letters!" Theresa is hot on his trail and determined to find this mysterious yet sensitive message-in-a-bottle man. She finds him at a sleepy North Carolina port, working on his beloved sailboat, The Happenstance. From there, a romance buds and blossoms into a colourful bouquet of emotional baggage. Theresa has problems with her past--or, more accurately, her past is a problem. She is so scarred from her "I'm a super churchgoing guy now that I've run out on my wife" ex-husband that she hasn't tried to date since her divorce some three or four years before. And who is Catherine? And what's Garret's bag, anyway? When Theresa finds out, she plunges to the depths of her soul and uncorks a whopper of a secret about herself, bringing Garret to terms with who he really is.
Message in a Bottle has the earmarks of sentimental tongue-wagging at its finest and should please romantics and cynics alike--it's sure to bring romantics to their knees, while cynics will be slapping theirs in laughter. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'A deeply moving, beautifully written and extremely romantic love story' - Booklist
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A cold December wind was blowing, and Theresa Osborne crossed her arms as she stared out over the water. Read the first page
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first watched the film so I knew the book was going to be a weepie before I started, but nothing could prepare me for the myriad of emotions I was faced with. I don't think I have ever sobed so much at the end of a book! But don't let that put you off because whilst the novel is heart renching, the last page ends on a positive note. This really is superb, quality writing at its best - it's a clever plot which is full of irony and if only's. Read it, weep, but above all ENJOY!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My sister recommended this book to me. She did warn me how sad it was, but it far outweighed any expectations. Unfortunately I was reading it on a beach and trying very hard to cry quietly. As I looked out to see I wondered if there was such a person out there!! It was a fabulous read and I somehow think it came from the heart of Nicholas Sparks. I am now searching for any more of his books.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was definately the best I have ever read. It kept me interested up to the last word. Never have I felt such emotion whilst reading a book, the story line is enthralling, often clutching at your heart strings.I have loaned this book out to all my friends who have also thoroughly loved it. Definately a book for the old romantics ! This is the first book I have read of Nicolas sparks but it definately won't be the last.
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clichéd rubbish
I have just read this new paperback, no scrub that, I didn't end up reading it. You can tell it was a reprint from 1996, the writing was very simplistic and full of clichés. Read more
Published 1 month ago by bookworm
message in a bottle
never disappointed with , nicholas sparks, could not put it down, do not know how he is able to do it every time, he keeps you spell bound until the end of of his story lines,i... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. David A. Snow
Good read
I read this a long time ago when I was struggling to get back into reading, but it didn't take long to become absorbed into the story
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Published 15 months ago by Sally h
Superb
Having first randomly watched the film adaption a few years ago, I decided to read the book after reading many reviews of it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Rich1987
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The order was dispatched and delivered very quickly, which I was very happy about. The book was in excellent condition - deffinetly brand new. Very good price for it .
Published 15 months ago by Lauryn O Connor
Sad but beautuful
If you know the books and the writting of Nicholas Sparks, this one won't be a disapoint. You'll laught, you'll cry, you'll fall in love... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Filipa Alves
Beautiful
This was a truly beautiful book. Full of love and emotion, the reader is taken on a rollercoaster with so many highs and lows that at the end you're left speechless. Read more
Published 18 months ago by RWatts
Boring, Dull, Buy Something Else
Oh my God! I couldn't wait to finish this book, but only so that it meant I wouldn't have to read another page of sentimental clap trap. Read more
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A Good Read
This book arrived very promptly and in excellent condition for a used product. A very good read. Will be puchasing from Amazon books again.
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