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Title details for The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks - Available

The Lucky One

by Nicholas Sparks
John Bedford Lloyd
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When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket. Soon Thibault experiences a sudden streak of luck, winning poker games and even surviving deadly combat that kills two of his closest buddies. Only his best friend, Victor, seems to have an explanation for his good fortune: the photograph–his lucky charm.      
   
Back home in Colorado, Thibault can’t seem to get the photo–and the woman in it–out of his mind. Believing that she somehow holds the key to his destiny,  he sets out on a journey across the country to find her, never expecting the strong but vulnerable woman he encounters in Hampton, North Carolina–Elizabeth–to be the girl he’s been waiting his whole life to meet. Caught off guard by the attraction he feels, Thibault keeps the story of the photo, and his luck, a secret. As he and Elizabeth embark upon a passionate and all-consuming love affair, the secret he is keeping will soon threaten to tear them apart–destroying not only their love, but also their lives.
    
Filled with tender romance and terrific suspense, THE LUCKY ONE is Nicholas Sparks at his best–an unforgettable story about the surprising paths our lives often take and the power of fate to guide us to true and everlasting love.

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  • Release date

    October 14, 2008

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781415959671
      • File size: 299641 KB
      • Duration: 10:24:15

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 780
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 27, 2008
      U.S. Marine Logan Thibault carries a picture of a woman he’s never met because it brings him good luck. But when he sets out to find the woman, he is met with unexpected circumstances surrounding his new love and his shrouded past. Though not Sparks’s most original tale, the story flows well and narrator John Bedford Lloyd delivers a solid performance. Lloyd’s deep bass tone is perfectly suited for Thibault, a manly man if ever there was one. Lloyd’s supporting characters are rich and interesting in their own right, some speaking in comical Southern drawls, others with a raw reality. The final result is quite touching without much over-the-top sentimentality on Lloyd’s part. A Grand Central hardcover.

    • Library Journal

      February 1, 2009
      While stationed in Iraq, U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a picture of a mystery woman whom he tracks down on his return home. Sparks's (nicholassparks.comA King's Ransom) handles the Southern accents with ease, believably voicing characters of both genders. Romance fans will enjoy this. [Audio clip available through library.booksontape.comDear John (2006) has been optioned by New Line.Ed.]Johannah Genett, Hennepin Cty. Lib., Minneapolis

      Copyright 2009 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:780
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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