| Message in a Bottle | |
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| Author | Nicholas Sparks |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Romance novel |
| Publisher | Warner Books |
| Publication date | April 1, 1998 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | 0-446-52356-9 |
| OCLC Number | 37878680 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 21 |
| LC Classification | PS3569.P363 M47 1998 |
Message in a Bottle, the second romance novel written by American author Nicholas Sparks, exploited the common romance theme of love after grief. The story is set in the mid-late 1990s, then-contemporary Wilmington, North Carolina. The 1999 film Message in a Bottle produced by and starring Kevin Costner is based on this novel.
Thrown to the waves, and to fate, a bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found just three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, picks it up during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist. Inside is a letter that opens with: My Dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do, but today is particularly hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together...
For "Garrett," the man who signs the letter, the message is the only way he knows to express his undying love for a woman he has lost. For Theresa, wary of romance since her husband shattered her trust, the message raises questions that intrigue her. Who are Garrett and Catherine? Where is he now? What is his story?
Challenged by the mystery, and pulled to find Garrett by emotions she does not fully understand, Theresa begins a search that takes her to a sunlit coastal town and an unexpected confrontation..
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