The Choice (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Travis Parker: A young vet in his late twenties, living in a small town in North Carolina. He's had many girlfriends in the past years, but none of them have been very serious, and his friends and parents have been pestering him to settle down. Despite being a family man, he has no desire to, that is, until the attractive red-head named Gabby Holland moves in next door.
• Gabby Holland: A girl in her twenties. Moved to a small town in North Carolina to be closer to her long-term boyfriend. . .but wonders why she doesn't have a ring on her finger yet. When her boyfriend, Kevin is away, she gets to know Travis. . .not knowing that their friendly outtings will spiral into something uncontroable to her.
• Stephanie Parker: Travis' sister. Blunt, smart and with a sense of humor, she can read anybody like a book. Sees right through her brother's lies about loving Gabby, and knows that Gabby will soon return the feelings, despite her long-term boyfriend.
• Joe and Megan: Blond married couple. Friends of Travis
• Laird and Allison: Super tall married couple. Friends of Travis
• Matt and Liz: Friends of Travis. As Travis' sister describes, the less thin couple.
• Kevin: Gabby's boyfriend, an insurance broker
• Stephanie: Travis' sister - in graduate school
• Molly: Gabby's collie dog. Gets pregnant, and then sick once she gives birth to her puppies. Travis, the towns vet, stays up all night taking care of her for Gabby
• Moby: Travis's boxer dog
• Christine: Add a description of this character.
• Lisa
• Dr. Adrian Melton: Married pediatrician in the children's clinic where Gabby works. Is a little too friendly...
• Gretchen: A nurse at the hospital.
• Josie: nurse at the hospital
• Dr. Furman: Elderly pediatrician in the children's clinic where Gabby work
• Kenneth Baker: Teacher whose wife has been in a coma for years
• Christine Parker: Travis and Gabby's daughter
• Lisa Parker: Travis and Gabby's daughter

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• “"As Jesus once said: 'Those who are lazy and lie in boats shall inherit a suntan."”

  Stephanine

• “But generally speaking? Since I'm not a general, I really couldn't say.”

• “If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.”

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• Stories are as unique as the people who tell them, and the best stories are those in which the ending is a surprise.

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• “Love is a wonderful thing. It makes life worthwhile. I love being in love.”

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• But things change. People change. Change was one of the inevitable laws of nature, exacting its toll on people’s lives. Mistakes are made, regrets form, and all that was left were repercussions that made something as simple as rising from the bed seem almost laborious.

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• Marriage, each of them realized intuitively, was about compromise and forgiveness. It was about balance, where one person complemented the other.

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• The colors, so vivid they seemed almost alive, made him think that nature sometimes sends us signs, that it’s important to remember that joy can always follow despair. But a moment later, the rainbow had vanished and the hail returned, and he realized that joy was sometimes only an illusion.

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• “That staring at the stars was like staring backward in time, since some stars are so far away that their light takes millions of years just to reach us. That we see stars not as they look now, but as they were when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The whole concept just struck me as . . . amazing somehow.”

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• That’s the thing about being the product of happily married parents. You grow up thinking the fairy tale is real, and more than that, you think you’re entitled to live it.

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• guilt was the cornerstone of any good marriage. It meant that a conscience was at work, values were held in high esteem, and reasons to feel guilty were best avoided whenever possible.

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• mea culpa one just a little while ago, but he had no idea how she behaved under ordinary circumstances. He suspected that she had a good sense of humor, though on closer reflection, he couldn’t pin down the reason he thought so. And she was no doubt intelligent, though he could have deduced that on the basis of her job. But other than that . . . he tried and failed to picture her on a date. Still, he was glad she’d come by, if only to give them a chance to start over as neighbors. One thing he’d learned was that bad neighbors could make a person miserable.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Beaufort, North Carolina: Small town where Travis Parker and Gabby Holland are neighbors
• Morehead City , NC: larger city across the river
• Savannah, GA: City where Gabby grew up
• Africa
• Charleston , SC

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Double Cross, and followed by Lean Mean Thirteen.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Nicholas Sparks (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3569.P363C47
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This book was fairly clean, but had adult topics and sexual references. In my opinion, it would be appropriate for an older teen.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Contemporary

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