The Best of Me

By: Nicholas Sparks

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel of first love and second chances, former high school sweethearts confront the painful truths of their past to build a promising future—together.

"Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once, too, back when she was eighteen."

In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in their small town in North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths.

Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back home for the funeral of Tuck Hostetler, the mentor who once gave shelter to their high school romance. Neither has lived the life they imagined . . . and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. As Amanda and Dawson carry out the instructions Tuck left behind for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew—about Tuck, about themselves, and about the dreams they held dear—was not as it seemed.

Forced to confront painful memories, the former lovers will discover undeniable truths about the choices they have made. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past?

Great story

As every Nicholas Sparks book The Best of me is another winner. It is a must read you will love it

Still find myself thinking of this book....

My all time preferred Nicholas Sparks. If this were a sport it would be a home run in my opinion. Loved the unique story line. The characters were so diverse and yet they came together well. Sean Pratt did a good job with the narration but for me the story was the hit.

I won't write too much to save the mystery for readers who have not bought this - well worth the price. Hated seeing it end.

Kudo's to Nicholas Sparks!

Can you say tear jerker!!

It was a great story, an emotional roller coaster. Break out the Kleenex for this one.

Great story, boring narrator.

What did you love best about The Best of Me?

The ending. I can usually guess the ending of a story, but this one through me completely.

What other book might you compare The Best of Me to and why?

Any of Sparks other books.

What aspect of Sean Pratt’s performance would you have changed?

He lacked real emotion when he was narrating. It made for a boring point of view when he was just reading and not portraying the characters.

Sarah B

Great love story
Couldn't stop listening
Will recommend to friends
Will probably listen again !
Buy this audible:)