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Sweet, accessible, uplifting and predictable, the latest love story from Sparks (The Notebook) leaves the reader with just one burning question: Why is this consummate beach book being published in the fall? The nearly thwarted but eventually triumphant romance of deputy sheriff Miles Ryan and second-grade teacher Sarah Andrews goes down as easily as marshmallow fluff and offers about as much real nourishment. Miles's high school sweetheart, Missy, was killed in an unsolved hit and run accident, leaving him to raise their son, Jonah, in New Bern, N.C. Sarah's politically ambitious husband, Michael, dumped her when her ovaries proved inactive, and she fled to New Bern to teach, and love, other people's kids. Miles and Sarah meet at a parent-teacher conference, and the sparks fly. But there's a fly in the ointment as well; an italicized voice threaded among the happy chapters alerts us that Missy's death was caused by someone whose identity, if revealed, could destroy Miles and Sarah's newfound joy. In Sparks's heaven, clouds exist to make silver linings look the brighter. As tough truth shadows their landscape, Miles and Sarah find depths within themselves, and their rekindled light illumines all. New Bern becomes a city of the reborn. Charlie Curtis, Miles's stickler boss, learns to bend; Missy's aimless killer morphs into a healer; and Jonah once again knows a mother's love. The opposite of edgy, with simple sentences and soft-pedaled sex, Sparks's plain vanilla morality will doubtless sell like ice cream on a steamy day. (Sept.)Forecast: Major television and print advertising and an 18-city author tour will broadcast Sparks's latest from the rooftops; expect instant bestsellerdom.

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A man loses his wife, lives in a haze, and then finds healing new love until the secrets start popping. nonfiction
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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Random House Large Print (July 2, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0375728198
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375728198
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (326 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #842,571 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sparks Delivers A Warm, Comforting Book for Romantics, October 15, 2001
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If you love a love story, cry over broken hearts, and savor the coziness of small-town life, this book is tailor-made for you. I absolutely loved the story of Miles Ryan and his young son Jonah. Their wife and mother, Missy, is struck down by a hit-and-run driver, sending waves of loneliness through the lives of Miles and Jonah. Miles, as deputy sheriff of his small North Carolina town, feels doubly saddened by his failure to find his wife's killer and bring him to justice.

When Jonah has trouble at school, Sarah, Jonah's teacher, enters Miles' life and he begins to feel the stirrings of romance once again. Unfortunately, Sarah harbors a secret that destroyed her first marriage, and later discovers an amazing coincidence that shatters her new-found happiness with Miles and Jonah.

Written with passion and simplicity, this wonderful book also has tones of Mary Higgins Clark, as readers are able to spend several chapters in the mind of the as-yet-unknown driver of the car who killed Missy. The mystery of unveiling the hit-and-run driver coupled with the romance of Sarah and Miles makes this a comforting, curl-up-and-read pleasure for fall.

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars What happens to your mind when your world falls apart, December 13, 2001
This review is from: A Bend in the Road (Hardcover)
That is what Miles Ryan is up against after the death of his wife Missy by an unknown hit and run driver. Sparks has introduced the driver to us via a series of “italicized” chapters sporadically interspersed within the story as a whole. I enjoyed this aspect of the book and was always pleased to see another chapter by this individual who would reveal a little bit more about the person who perpetrated the crime.

Jonah Ryan is a little boy who has lost his mom and been allowed to slip back in his school work out of pity for his loss. Sarah, his new teacher makes friends with the Ryan family when she offers to work with him after school. Sarah and Miles make fast and easy friends, and Miles starts to have feelings that he thought would be long dead after losing Missy. It is when life is back on track for the first time in two years that his world is blown apart, and the madness begins.

This is an excellent book and I would rate it 4.5. Sparks’ books are warm and touching but the edge of madness is done well in this particular book. Something to watch for is the up and coming movie “A Walk to Remember” based on another Nicholas Sparks novel that just grabbed me by the heart. (...)

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5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND ENRICHED WITH STRONG EMOTION!, September 4, 2001
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This is, without question, the most beautifully written book from Sparks since "Message in a Bottle." It is a story of loss and new-found love. Miles is still grieving the loss of his wife in a hit-and-run accident, and struggling with the day-to-day challenges of raising a son on his own. When Sarah Andrews enters his life, Miles is filled with a variety of mixed emotions from guilt and a sense of betrayal to his dead wife, to the earthy qualities of love and passion for an attractive, alluring woman. Sarah, too, is dealing with her own demons of the past. Just as fate has blessed these two people with the chance to find happiness, solace and love together, and put the past to rest, their love and relationship are both tested to the limit.

This is a book fans of Sparks will not want to miss. Also highly recommended by another Nicholas - Nicholas Evans, is "Smoke Jumper." Both are excellent books, destined to become best sellers and deserving of five-star ratings.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story of love!
A Bend in the Road happens in a small town where enemies are extremely easy to come by. Miles Ryan and his son, Jonah; suffer the appalling loss of a wife and a mother. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Redhawk Readers

3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better, but a worthwhile mystery romance read...
** spoiler alert ** I'm a Sparks fan so I wanted to love "A Bend in the Road" from the get-go and although I really enjoyed the first half, the second half felt that much more... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Think In Pix

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This is a fantastic book! I recently started reading Nicholas Sparks books and now I can't get enough of them. His stories are intriguing and delightful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Bend in the Road tugs at your heart

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Published 5 months ago by Nancy C. Lepri

5.0 out of 5 stars FAVORITE Nicholas Sparks book!! Better than The Notebook
A Bend in the Road is one of his better books. The characters have so much depth to them that I felt as though I knew them personally. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Karen

1.0 out of 5 stars A Bend in the Road
Good grief. If this hadn't been a selection by my book club, I'd never have read past page two. Just. Really. Awful.

Published 7 months ago by Ann in Missouri

4.0 out of 5 stars An Intelligent Romance with a Touch of Mystery
If you like what I call "intelligent romance" -- believable characters with real flaws, real insecurities, and some living under their belt -- you'll like this book. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a good read
It was definiely a good read. The Notebook was a little better, but I was definitely reccommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Bend in the Road
This was the first of Nicholas Sparks books that I have read. This book opened up my senses to read again. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sparks at his best!
I loved this book! I'm an avid reader and have read the majority of Sparks' books, and this is BY FAR my favorite of his. Read more
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