Resumo de Nights In Rodanthe-'sacrifice Is The Essence Of Love'

?Never judge a book by its cover?, but there?s something about a hazy full moon in a dimly lit night sky, casting its milky reflection over the horizon and the tranquil waters of a rocky shore, that evokes a deep sense of longing and nostalgia and just makes you want to fall in love. And it was this very portrait on the cover that induced me to pick up ?Nights in Rodanthe.?

At first sight, I expected it to be a moving, yes, but conventional love story. But as the tale began to unfold, I discovered a story of love and sacrifice more moving and inspirational than anything that I had ever read. ?Nights? is definitely a classic in its genre.

The protagonist, Adrienne Willis, is a woman nearing her sixties and single mother of three grown-up children. Tragedy strikes when Adrienne?s daughter, Amanda, loses her husband to cancer and in her depression begins to neglect her two young sons. Now, Adrienne realizes that it is time for her to reveal a secret to her daughter that she has hidden for fourteen years.

And so, over tea one day, Adrienne narrates the story of the man who brought back into her life the hope and the courage that she thought she had forever lost?the man who showed her the true meaning of love and became her guardian angel for eternity?the man named Paul Flanner?

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Three years after her husband had abandoned her for a younger woman, Adrienne struggled as a part-time librarian to keep the home-fires burning and look after her sick father, who required round-the-clock medical care. So, when requested by a friend to tend to an inn in Rodanthe for the weekend, Adrienne readily accepted, hoping to get the peace and relaxation she deeply desired. Little did she know that a fateful visit with a complete stranger awaited her in Rodanthe?

A terrible storm was forecasted on the day Dr. Paul Flanner arrived in Rodanthe to visit the husband of one of his unfortunate patients. Coping with a painful divorce and longing to make peace with his estranged son, Paul, like Adrienne was also nursing a broken heart. So it was no wonder that the two wandering souls sought solace (and love) in each other.

While both endeavoured to keep their feelings subtle, the ambience of the sleepy little town, the warmth and coziness of the inn and the overpowering emotions got the better of them and the two wound up in each other?s arms, changing the course of each other?s life forever.

But despite the blossoming love, neither Paul nor Adrienne could forget their responsibilities towards their children and were compelled to part with a single promise that they would be together?one day.

And during their time apart, they kept this promise alive, until one of them was driven to commit a heart-wrenching sacrifice that parted them forever.

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?Nights in Rodanthe? isn?t just a love story. It?s about dying for the one you love and forgiving the one who dies for you. It?s about ?love surviving death into eternity.? It justifies that sacrifice is the essence of love and as Nicholas Sparks says, it shows that love can happen to anyone, at any time and at any age.

Although the novel has been criticized for being one of Nicholas Sparks? less sought after works and is also regarded by some to be a mere variation of ?The Bridges of Madison County?, it definitely has its uniqueness and originality and its own air of charm, unlike any other literary creation.

I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to read a short yet compelling work of fiction. Whether you enjoy love stories or not, I?m sure you?ll enjoy this book because of the fusion of numerous elements that have been used in its creation. ?Nights? is all about love, sacrifice, forgiveness, hope and of course, the strength to move on?and these are emotions that speak a universal tongue. Be prepared for tears, sniffles and heartache?but moreover, be prepared to be inspired for life.

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