Dreamland
A Novel
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twist you won’t see coming. A love story you’ll never forget. From the acclaimed author of The Notebook comes a powerful novel about risking everything for a dream—and whether it’s possible to leave the past behind.
A POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
We don’t always get to choose our paths in life; sometimes they choose us.
After fleeing an abusive husband with her six-year-old son, Tommie, Beverly is attempting to create a new life for them in a small town off the beaten track. Despite their newfound freedom, Beverly is constantly on guard: she creates a fake backstory, wears a disguise around town, and buries herself in DIY projects to stave off anxiety. But her stress only rises when Tommie insists he’d been hearing someone walking on the roof and calling his name late at night. With money running out and danger seemingly around every corner, she makes a desperate decision that will rewrite everything she knows to be true. . . .
Meanwhile, Colby Mills is on a heart-pounding journey of another kind. A failed musician, he now heads a small family farm in North Carolina. Seeking a rare break from his duties at home, he spontaneously takes a gig playing in a bar in St. Pete Beach, Florida, where he meets Morgan Lee—and his whole life is turned upside-down.
The daughter of affluent Chicago doctors, Morgan has graduated from a prestigious college music program with the ambition to move to Nashville and become a star. Romantically and musically, she and Colby complete each other in a way that neither has ever known.
In the course of a single unforgettable week, two young people will navigate the exhilarating heights and heartbreak of first love. Hundreds of miles away, Beverly will put her love for her young son to the test. And fate will draw all three people together in a web of life-altering connections . . . forcing each to wonder whether the dream of a better life can ever survive the weight of the past.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Two stories about the joys and challenges of love are woven together in this deeply felt novel from Nicholas Sparks. Colby Mills dreams of becoming a full-time singer-songwriter while running his family’s North Carolina farm. When he lands a two-week gig playing in Florida, he meets a beautiful woman named Morgan Lee who shares his dream—and steals his heart. Meanwhile, Beverly is fleeing from an abusive relationship with a Homeland Security agent, desperate to make a new life for herself and her six-year-old son. Both stories are captivating, and we were floored when they finally intersected, leading to an unexpected twist. Sparks handles the romantic and dangerous sides of his story with equal skill, hooking you in early and never letting go. Dreamland ranks with his best, most page-turning fiction.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Sparks (The Wish) serves up a sentimental romance between a farmer with a tragic past and a musician with lofty ambitions. Overworked Colby Mills, 25, is on a brief vacation from his North Carolina farm and indulging in his true passion, music, by playing gigs at a bar in St. Petersburg, Fla., when he meets 21-year-old Morgan Lee, a recent college grad heading to Nashville to make it big. Their chemistry sparks immediately, underpinned by their shared love of music, and they embark on a romance. But when tragedy strikes for Colby, and Morgan achieves life-changing success, their path to happily ever after becomes unexpectedly bumpy. Woven throughout is a suspenseful subplot about a woman named Beverly who is fleeing an abusive marriage with her young son, Tommie. While it's slightly jarring in the beginning, the story line's connection to Colby and Morgan evaentually comes into beautiful, heartbreaking clarity. As ever, Sparks brings the melodrama, but his empathetic characters and their down-to-earth personalities make it easy to get immersed in this world. Readers who love epic romantic sagas will want to snap this up. eb
Customer Reviews
Dreamland
Never saw the end coming. Colby and Paige had such a special bond. Morgan knew exactly what she wanted Tommie and Beverly’s story was so sad. Loss, mental illness Is devastating. The beginning was slow, not a typical draw me in Spark book. But the last quarter of the book came alive
Dreamland
I loved the way the story was actually 2 stories that came together in the end. Beautiful
Dreamland
The book overall was amazing! The only downfall was that it was quite slow at the beginning!