By the time they do, Sparks has proved that a man who romantically (and manually) pens missives to his lost lady love in the era of e-mail is a welcome hero in this fin-de-millennium fax-happy world. There are few surprises here as we watch the couple learn to love in Catherine's slowly waning shadow. Theresa also finds that Garrett just might be ready to love again. Piqued by his epistolary constancy, Theresa follows the trail to North Carolina, where she discovers that Garrett has been mourning his late wife for three years writing the sea-borne messages is his only solace. Inside, a message begins: 'My Dearest Catherine, I miss you.' Subsequent publication of the poignant missive in her column turns up two more letters, found by others, from the same mysterious writer, Garrett Blake. Three years after divorcing her cheating husband, the single mother is vacationing on Cape Cod when she finds a bottle washed up on the shore. Boston parenting columnist Theresa Osborne has lost faith in the dream of everlasting love.

Now in this New York Times bestseller, he renews our faith in destiny, in the ability of lovers to find each other no matter where, no matter when.Īvoiding a sophomore slump, Sparks follows The Notebook with another sentimental candidate for the bestseller lists. In his first bestselling novel, The Notebook, he created a testament to romantic love that touched readers around the world. Nicholas Sparks exquisitely chronicles the human heart.

What happens to her is unexpected, perhaps miraculous-an encounter that embraces all our hopes for finding someone special, for having a love that is timeless and everlasting. Inside is a letter of love and longing to 'Catherine,' signed simply 'Garrett.' Challenged by the mystery and pulled by emotions she doesn't fully understand, Theresa begins a search for this man that will change her life.

and the journey may change her life forever.ĭivorced and disillusioned about relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging when she finds a bottle on the beach. In this New York Times bestseller, a single mother sets out to find the North Carolina man who sent a message meant for someone else.

Message in a bottle novel