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The Longest Ride

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Nicholas Sparks
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Ratings
Book
106
Narrator
34
Release Date
September 17, 2013
Duration
13 hours 0 minutes
Summary
From the dark days of WWII to present-day North Carolina, this New York Times bestseller shares the lives of two couples overcoming destructive secrets -- and finding joy together.

Ira Levinson is in trouble. Ninety-one years old and stranded and injured after a car crash, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can't possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage.
A few miles away, at a local bull-riding event, a Wake Forest College senior's life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first.
Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.
Reviews
Profile Avatar sarah f Sep 2017

Lovely book! Good/happy tears, and sad tears. I watched the movie after I read the book. The books are always better I find. Narrator did a great job.

Profile Avatar Sara Jackson Feb 2016

Such a beautiful duo of love stories! The narrators fit perfectly for the characters and I never wanted the story to end!

Profile Avatar brandi lohstroh Jan 2016

I love this book and listening to it makes the time fly by at the gym!!

Profile Avatar Kathleen Berganski Jan 2016

Loved the book! I thought the narrator did a good job with the voices. Cried myself to work and back several days while i listened to the book. Found myself sitting in the company parking lot listening to just one more page...

Profile Avatar Gregory Lapp Sep 2015

Don't remember ever wiping my eyes as much listening to a book. Loved the story lines as well as the narration! Will read more of Nicolas Sparks when my tear ducts refill. On a scale of 5, I'd vote 10!

Profile Avatar Gwyn Gephart Aug 2015

Loved the book. Loved the movie!!! Great storyline.

Profile Avatar glenice nickel Apr 2015

The movie was better than the book. I found the book to babble on at thine and the voice Luke did not fit. It was a nice story

Profile Avatar Heidi Hendrix Apr 2015

I liked it. It helped pass the time on my 16 hour drive.

Profile Avatar Corbin Bosch Apr 2015

Pretty good. Longer then it should have been All around good book

Profile Avatar Marney Lukanc Apr 2015

This book was great! Then finding out it is a movie! I can't wait to see it!!!!

Profile Avatar Theresa Pederson Apr 2015

It was ok. Love the author, but the book was a little slow.

Profile Avatar Jamie Turner Jun 2014

I bought this book because of all of the good reviews and because I have loved every Sparks book I've read up to this point. This book was very boring to me. Just two different couples talking back and forth. One replaying memories and the other getting to know each other. There was nothing that drew me with the feeling of wanting to keep reading to learn more. I had to continue to this to this dreadfully boring book however because I was driving cross country by myself and it was my only audiobook. Bottom line: super boring and a huge disappointment. I grew to really dislike Ira's wife too!

Profile Avatar Megan Wittgren May 2014

I enjoyed the narration of this book very much. I love Nicholas Sparks and have read all his books.

Profile Avatar Mike morgan Feb 2014

Ron McClarty has to be the best narrator around. He makes every book worth while - I search his name out and buy the book based on him as the narrator. The story was excellent - however i thought the ending was predictable and a little hokey. But I would recommend this book.

Profile Avatar Cynthia Lester Dec 2013

Best book I've read in a long time , thank you ,5stars

Profile Avatar Angelia McLean Nov 2013

Excellent story with everything that kept you wanting to return listening. Awesome readers!

Profile Avatar Marena Urban Nov 2013

This is a amazing book, the story told is a true love story. I didn't want it to end!

Profile Avatar David Welch Oct 2013

Simply perfect! I loved every moment of this wonderful tale of two love stories that come together. If you are in a long term loving relationship them you will enjoy this as well.

Profile Avatar Marina Frey Oct 2013

He did it, yet again! Sweet, lovely story. Well worth every minute spent listening. I was sad to part with these characters at the end. The narration was second to none. They really brought this tale to life and pulled you in immediately.

The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride

Author: Nicholas Sparks
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