The choice

K. Letourneau

The choice, Nicholas Sparks
Grand Central Publishing,
237 Park Avenue, New York New York 2007


The choice is a splendid tale of a love story gone in the direction most people fear. When you finally have found the person you expect to share the rest of your life with; how perfect you would view your life? But for Gabby Holland her first true love may not be her last once she meets her new neighbor from next door. A man with everything you might say, waterfront home in North Carolina, good job, but there was just something about him. Travis Parker tried and tried for Gabby's attention but displeased her exsisting boyfriend. The story takes some serious twists and turns sometimes in the right direction and then other times i want to hit her in the head for being such a two-timer!

The choice is an intriguing story of the common choice we all have to make. How far would you go for love? Do you believe in love? Is love a hopeless game that only silly people play? All of these questions are brought to the frontline and battled out within their heads and within their hearts. The story celebrates that of love gained but also of the consequences of a love lost. A fantastic story through and through and the ending may surprise you.

I decided to read this book recommended by V. Reigh because i found the plot line interesting. I enjoy love stories and i've also read Nicholas Sparks before and enjoyed his writings. I also found that many authors try and convey this very concept in their books and i have only recently found a book that's done it well, and The Choice was it. I enjoyed reading the ups and downs, i even felt the emotion through the pages with them, a perfect read for anybody willing to hear about a hearfelt tale of three unexpected lovers.

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Songs of the Humpback Whale

Picoult, Jodi. Washington Square Press, 2001.
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Jodi Picoult’s novel, Songs of the Humpback Whale, focuses around a married woman named Jane Jones. She married her high school sweetheart right out of school and soon became pregnant with their only daughter Rebecca. Although she loves her husband deeply their marriage is failing and one fight brought her and her daughter on a road trip across the country. Jane and Rebecca spend weeks on the road together following the vague directions mailed to her by her brother. When they arrive they find themselves completely out of their LA lifestyle on an Apple Orchard in Massachusetts. It’s there that they both meet the men they were supposed to fall in love with and the moment they start to realize this is when they truly discover who they really are. Though their new discoveries aren’t exactly easy to accept they are now faced with heart wrenching decisions. They spend a couple weeks on the orchard helping Jane’s brother but as the weeks go by they discover things about themselves they didn’t know ever existed. Through passion, love, infidelity and heart break the two girls find themselves at a crossroads in their life, and when they leave the orchard they’re certainly not the same as when they first arrived.