The Lucky One

By: Nicholas Sparks

Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd

Do you believe in lucky charms?

While in Iraq, US Marine Logan Thibault finds a photo, half buried in the dirt, of a woman. He carries it in his pocket, and from then on his luck begins to change. Back home, Logan is haunted by thoughts of war.

Over time, he becomes convinced that the woman in the photo holds the key to his destiny. So he finds the vulnerable and loving Beth, and a passionate romance begins. But Logan battles with the one secret he has kept from Beth: how he found her in the first place. And it is a secret that could utterly destroy everything they love....

©2008 Nicholas Sparks (P)2019 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

“There are only two people who can get away with writing chick-lit: Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks...Sparks has delivered another brilliantly addictive read.” (London Lite)

"A strictly curl-up-on-the-sofa-on-your-own affair...A guiltier than guilty pleasure - race through it with lots of tissues." (Heat)

"Sparks writes unashamedly romantic novels that make women weak at the knees...Once again, Sparks certainly flies." (Closer)

Captivating and heartwarming

What made the experience of listening to The Lucky One the most enjoyable?

The story is beautiful, slowly weaving you into the fabric of the world created by Sparks and the narrator is eloquent and captures each of the several voices so well that one can immediately tell one from the other

Who was your favorite character and why?

Logan is one of those men one hopes to meet in real life but the dog Zeus takes the cake!

What does John Bedford Lloyd bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

As I said earlier, the way he captured each voice of the tale brings a dimension to the story I probably would have missed myself in reading the book

If you could take any character from The Lucky One out to dinner, who would it be and why?

I can't really take the dog and Logan seems to predictable so Nana to glean her wisdom and enjoy her life stories and wry wit!

Really Good!

In true Nicholas Sparks brilliant writing. A good storyline, ticks all the boxes. Romance, adventure, outdoors and free spirited. I wasn't dissapointed.