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Thrown to the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found just three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, discovers it during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist.... read more
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Summary edit
The message in the bottle was thrown back in the sea to his wife to tell her that he had found someone else. He wants to marrry her, but he gets lost at sea and dies from a terrible storm.
Characters edit
- Theresa Osborne: a Boston newspaper columnist; divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son Kevin.
- Theresa ...it: One of the main characters in this book. Curiosity got the best of her.
- Garrett Blake: A man still grieving for his dead wife.
- theresa: Always busy with her son kevin and her job writing a column in the paper. She hardly ever finds time to put herself back on the market for dating since she was devorced three years ago
- Jed Blake: Garrett Blake's father who wants him to move on with his life and come out of his wifes death
- Kevin: Theresa Osborne's 12 year old son
- Garrett: He is a hard worker and is trying to get over the past
- deanna: She is thereseas boss but is also like her sister. They do a lot together even though deanna is much older. She helps theresea alot with kevin
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- Meer
- Fortuna
- Frau
- Deanna: Deanna is a Boston Times newspaper editor, and Theresa Osborne's friend.
- Tisch
- Dann
- Sohn
- Tage
- Stirn
- Bett
- Schulter
- Danke
- Jacke
- Fenster
- Herzen
- Menge
- Ende
- Traum
- Weise
- Brust
- Haar
- Catherine: Garrett's late wife.
- Boden
- Grund
- Briefe
- Sie
- Zimmer
- Stelle
- Wein
- Korb
- Hoffnung
- Zorn
- Himmel
- Klar
- Rosen
- David: Theresa Osborne's ex-husband..
- Wunsch
- Stunden
- Brian: Deanna's husband
- Annette
- Hank
- Arthur Shendakin
- Michelle Turner
- Ake Viking
- Jeb Blake
- Harvey
- Paolina
- Ella
- Stacey
- Dan Mandel
- Ian
- Bea
- Lynn
- Amanda
- Frank
- Clara
- Jared
- Dawson
- Tuck Hostetler
Quotes edit
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“Take life one day at a time”
Theresa Osborne's mother -
“if youdiscovered something that made you tighten inside, you hadbetter try to learn more about it.”
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“Love is love, no matter how old you are.”
Catherine -
“She didn't know how, but she knew Garrett would get the message.”
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“" 'In a world I seldom understand, there are winds of destiny that blow when we least expect them. Sometimes they gust with the fury of a hurricane, sometimes they barely fan one's cheek. But the winds cannot be denied, bringing as they often do a future that is impossible to ignore.' " page 314”
Garrett
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True love is rare, and it’s the only thing that gives life real meaning.”
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I am here to love you, to hold you in my arms, to protect you. I am here to learn from you and to receive your love in return. I am here because there is no other place to be.
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If you simply ignored the feeling, you would never know what might happen, and in many ways that was worse than finding out you were wrong in the first place. Because if you were wrong, you could go forward in your life without ever looking back over your shoulder and wondering what might have been.
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I know that somehow, every step I took since the moment I could walk was a step toward finding you. We were destined to be together.
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I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless him,
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You taught me that it’s possible to move forward in life, no matter how terrible your grief. And in your own way, you’ve made me believe that true love cannot be denied.
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You—and you alone—have always been the only thing I wanted, and now that you are gone, I have no desire to find another. Till death do us part, we whispered in the church, and I’ve come to believe that the words will ring true until the day finally comes when I, too, am taken from this world.”
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I loved you too much to have let you go again. Though I’m still grieving over what might have been, I find myself thankful that you came into my life for even a short period of time.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Cape Cod
- Boston
- Wilmington
- Essen
- North Carolina
- Sein Vater
- Provincetown
- Kalifornien
- Europe
- California
- Atlantic
First Sentence edit
A cold December wind was blowing, and Theresa Osborne crossed her arms as she stared out over the water.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 74 of 10 in Grandes Narrativas. (publisher edition list)
This book is in Nicholas Spark Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nicholas Sparks (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1 April 1998
ISBN: 0446523569
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1 April 1998
ISBN: 0446523569
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3569.P363 M47 1998
- Dewey: 813/.54 21
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