Ira and ruths story only spans a couple days while luke and sophias is several months. Levinson becomes entwined with a young college student, sophia danko, and the cowboy whom she loves, a young man named luke collins. The longest ride by nicholas sparks 9780751554496 dymocks. The longest ride 20, a western romance, is nicolas sparkss thirteenth romance novel.
An epic love story in the tradition of his beloved first novel, the notebook, nicholas sparks returns with this unexpected and profound love story. Based on the bestselling book by master storyteller nicholas sparks, the longest ride will make you believe in true love. The longest ride by nicholas sparks the boston globe. The longest ride by nicholas sparks grand central publishing. We shared the longest ride together, this thing called life, and mine has been filled with joy because of you. In this novel, ira levinson is in his early nineties when he sets out to fulfill a long standing commitment. Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller nicholas sparks, the longest ride centers on the starcrossed love affair between luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in new york citys art world. Nicholas sparks, the longest ride a grand tradition is coming to an end, and more than anything, i wanted one last chance to say goodbye. It is snowing outside and ira, who has had problems with his vision, misses a curve and wrecks his car. If youre not, well, the longest ride will feel like one of the longest 128 minutes of your life. Set in north carolina, the longest ride weaves together two love stories.
The longest ride is one of the most beautiful books i have read in a very long time and has earned every one if not more of the five stars i awarded it. Pdf the longest ride nicholas sparks book download online. The longest ride official trailer hd 20th century fox youtube. In the longest ride, ira levinson, a 90yearold senior suffers multiple injuries from a car crash. The combination of two different love stories, in two different time periods, is.
Buy the longest ride by nicholas sparks online at alibris. The longest ride is one of my favorite nicholas sparks books. The longest ride by nicholas sparks, read by ron mclarty and january lavoy. The quote from which the title of the book is taken is truly beautiful. The story, which takes place in north carolina, opens with the elderly ira. This historical novel is a first for nicholas sparks in that it features jewish protagonists. Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller nicholas sparks, the longest ride centers on the starcrossed love affair between. They end up reliving tales of their life, otherwise known as the longest ride. With over 100 million copies of his books sold, nicholas sparks is one of the worlds. It is the love story of two very different couples in north carolina whose lives seemingly have nothing in common with one another. The longest ride is nicholas sparks 17th romance novel, released on september 17, 20. His last couple of books didnt seem quite as good to me, and i was beginning to think i was getting tired of his work. Oldfashioned in all the most tedious ways, this bythe. I had been struggling to find something that excited me for my next novel.
The town of black mountain was founded in 1893 and was named for the. The story for the longest ride really began when i learned about black mountain college. Im a southerner and a jew, and equally proud to have been called. The first is about ira levinson, an old widow who became stranded after crashing his truck down an embankment. He struggles to remain conscious but is helped by the memory of his loving wife, who seemed to materialize next to him. The first is that of 91yearold ira levinson and his wife, ruth.
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