Remain

A Supernatural Love Story

By: Nicholas Sparks, M. Night Shyamalan

Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Julia Whelan, Nicholas Sparks

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection—an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook and the renowned writer and director of blockbuster thrillers like The Sixth Sense

COMING SOON AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN AND STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND PHOEBE DYNEVOR

When New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home, he is hoping to make a fresh start. Recently discharged from an upscale psychiatric facility where he was treated for acute depression, he is still wrestling with the pain of losing his beloved sister. Sylvia’s deathbed revelation—that she can see spirits who are still tethered to the living world, a gift that runs in their family—sits uneasily with Tate, who struggles to believe in more than what reason can explain. But when he takes up residence at a historic bed-and-breakfast on the Cape, he encounters a beautiful young woman named Wren who will challenge every assumption he has about his logical and controlled world.

Tate and Wren find themselves forging an immediate connection, one that neither has ever experienced before. But Tate gradually discovers that below the surface of Wren’s idyllic small-town life, hatred, jealousy, and greed are festering, threatening their fragile relationship just as it begins to blossom. Tate realizes that in order to free Wren from an increasingly desperate fate, he will need to unearth the truth about her past before time runs out . . . a quest that will make him doubt whether we can ever believe the stories we tell about ourselves, and the laws that govern our existence. Love—while transformative—can sometimes be frightening.

A story about the power of transcendent emotion, Remain asks us all: Can love set us free not only from our greatest sorrows, but even from the boundaries of life and death?

Critic reviews

“Bestseller Sparks (The Notebook) and filmmaker Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) combine their talents to create a paranormal love story that makes suspension of disbelief easy through thoughtful characterization. . . . The mystery chugs along nicely but the romance is the stronger plot, and the authors deserve credit for making the relationship between the living and the dead moving. Fans of both authors will not be disappointed.”—Publishers Weekly

“The blending of bestselling novelist Sparks’ signature romance with renowned film director Shyamalan’s supernatural touches is brilliant. . . . This mysterious and moving love story will attract legions of eager readers.”—Booklist, starred review

Spooky and tearjerking!

This was so hard to put down that I read it late into the night.

Exactly what I’ve been looking for

This book brought out every emotion in me. Who knew you could terrified and then minutes later crying happy tears? I could not have loved this book any more❤️

outstanding

This book really grips the reader! It was Nicholas Sparks with a fresh spooky twist!

Great Story

I love Nicholas Sparks and the partnership with Shyamalan on this love story made it that much better. Definitely excited for this story to hit the theaters next year!

Kept me interested

Love the collaboration between the 2 authors. The love story was beautiful and the supernatural elements always have me asking different questions or looking at things in a different light.