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The Guardian

By: Nicholas Sparks
Narrated by: Isabel Keating
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Swept off your feet and into a nightmare....

A powerful blend of love story, betrayal and obsession, The Guardian is written with electrifying intensity, playing with your emotions at every turn.

Widowed at a young age, Julie understands the pain that comes with love and has avoided romance for a long time. As she eases herself back into the dating scene, her eye is caught by the darkly sophisticated Richard as he begins a passionate pursuit of her affections. But she is still confused by her feelings for best friend Mike: funny, loyal but definitely not sophisticated.

A seemingly innocent choice sets off a deadly chain of events that leaves Julie fighting for her life as jealousy simmers into murderous desire.

©2019 Nicholas Sparks (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Friendship Romance Fiction

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A gripping page turner

I have enjoyed every one of NIcholas Sparks’ books but t his one held me enthralled ..For me it is the best one yet .Thank you Nicholas for this wonderful story . Awaiting your next one

Patricia Howell

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Another amazing story that left me sobbing

Just amazing ! Every single time. Sensational story lines. Incredible subjects addressed. Thought evoking. Tear inducing right up until the last few pages.

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struggled with this one seemed to drag but maybe it was the lady reading it. am huge fan of Mr Soarks but this one just didn't do it for me

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Weak female lead.

I'd rather the heroic dog survive than the stupid female heroine Sparks gave us. He even plotted her already berating herself for being stupid. Stupid ending.
As a survivor of domestic violence, the maternal instinct is strong and she would have killed him for hurting her dog. Women are strong, stop portraying them as weak. It may take a while to get someone to believe you, but this 'heroine' had plenty of support and did nothing to fight back.
Sorry, missed the mark big time.

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Satisfactory, yet slightly annoying.

Overall the book was fairly easy listening. The story was quite predictable and I felt like the ending needed more work. What annoyed me most, though, was the narrator's extremely horrible acting in the distressing situations. Which made the ending a bit more painful than it needed to be.

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