The Best of Me - Nicholas Sparkes with UK Giveaway

I read and reviewed the hardback version of this novel back in 2011.  It is now being released in paperback in the UK on 5th July.

 The lovely folks at Little Brown are offering 5 paperback copies to UK readers.  Please fill in the form at the bottom of this post to be entered into the draw.
Please see giveaway policy. 
 Ends 5th July 2012.

The Blurb


They were teenage sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks ? with a passion that would change their lives for ever. But life would force them apart. Years later, the lines they had drawn between past and present are about to slip ...Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again, and forced to confront the paths they chose. 


Can true love ever rewrite the past? 


The new epic love story from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Notebook and The Last Song. Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved authors.



Dawson and Amanda shared first love.  A love that was forbidden, not only by her parents, but by their lifestyle.  Years later they are brought back together by the death of the only man who believed in them, Tuck.  


As they reunite to say farewell to Tuck, a will they won't they story unfolds.  Even after all these years, life is not straight forward.  Dawson is looking over his shoulder knowing he is being hunted by his family and Amanda has the family back home to think of. 
Can they rekindle their first love?


My first time with this author and I had high expectations. 


I was rather intrigued to find out what the attraction was for fans of Nicholas Sparks' novels. I now know.  Nicholas Sparks, male author of 16 romance novels knows what a woman wants....and delivers it beautifully in a love story.


The author writes an easy to read storyline but with passion that kept my attention until the end.  I wasn't sure that this was going to be the tear-jerker I was expecting  for the first half of the novel, but then all of a sudden it hit me and didn't stop until the very last page.  It was worth the build up.


Get the tissues ready folks.


4.5 out of 5 for me!


Thank you, Sphere for sending me a review copy

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