书目

The Longest Ride

内容简介

AMAJORMOTIONPICTUREFROMTWENTIETHCENTURYFOX.OPENSAPRIL10，2015.STARRINGSCOTTEASTWOOD，BRITTROBERTSON，ALANALDA.WITHPHOTOSFROMTHEMOVIE.Inthetraditionofhisbelovedfirstnovel，TheNotebook，#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorNicholasSparksreturnswiththeremarkablestoryoftwocoupleswhoselivesintersectinprofoundandsurprisingways.IraLevinsonisintrouble.Ninety-oneyearsoldandstrandedandinjuredafteracarcrash，hestrugglestoretainconsciousnessuntilablurryimagematerializesbesidehim：hisbelovedwifeRuth，whopassedawaynineyearsago.Urginghimtohangon，sheforceshimtoremainalertbyrecountingthestoriesoftheirlifetimetogether.Afewmilesaway，atalocalbull-ridingevent，aWakeForestCollegesenior'slifeisabouttochange.Recoveringfromarecentbreak-up，SophiaDankomeetsayoungcowboynamedLuke，whobearslittleresemblancetotheprivilegedfratboysshehasencounteredatschool.ThroughLuke，Sophiaisintroducedtoaworldinwhichthestakesofsurvivalandsuccess，ruinandreward--evenlifeanddeath-loomlargeineverydaylife.AssheandLukefallinlove，Sophiafindsherselfimaginingafuturefarremovedfromherplans--afuturethatLukehasthepowertorewrite...ifthesecrethe'skeepingdoesn'tdestroyitfirst.IraandRuth.SophiaandLuke.Twocoupleswhohavelittleincommon，andwhoareseparatedbyyearsandexperience.Yettheirliveswillconvergewithunexpectedpoignancy，remindingusallthateventhemostdifficultdecisionscanyieldextraordinaryjourneys：beyonddespair，beyonddeath，tothefarthestreachesofthehumanheart.

作者简介

Withover95millioncopiesofhisbookssold,NicholasSparksisoneoftheworld'smostbelovedstorytellers.Hisnovelsincludetwelve#1NewYorkTimesbestsellers,andallhisbooks,includingThreeWeekswithMyBrother,thememoirhewrotewithhisbrother,Micah,havebeenNewYorkTimesandinternationalbestsellers,andweretranslatedintomorethanfiftylanguages.NineofNicholasSparks'snovels-TheBestofMe,SafeHaven,TheLuckyOne,TheLastSong,DearJohn,NightsinRodanthe,TheNotebook,AWalktoRemember,andMessageinaBottle-werealsoadaptedintomajormotionpictureswithTheLongestRidecominginSpring2015.In2011,heestablishedtheNicholasSparksFoundationtoinspireandtransformstudents'livesthrougheducation,curriculumdevelopment,andlife-changinginternationalexperiences.Tolearnmore,gotowww.NicholasSparksFoundation.org.TheauthorlivesinNorthCarolinawithhiswifeandfamily.Youcanvisithimatwww.NicholasSparks.com.

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