The Wish

By: Nicholas Sparks

Narrated by: Mela Lee, Will Collyer

From the author of The Longest Ride and The Return comes a novel about the enduring legacy of first love, and the decisions that haunt us forever.

The year 1996 was the one that changed everything for Maggie Dawes. Sent away at 16 to live with an aunt she barely knew in Ocracoke, a remote village on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, she could think only of the friends and family she left behind...until she met Bryce Trickett, one of the few teenagers on the island. Handsome, genuine, and newly admitted to West Point, Bryce showed her how much there was to love about the wind-swept beach town - and introduced her to photography, a passion that would define the rest of her life.

By 2019, Maggie is a renowned travel photographer. She splits her time between running a successful gallery in New York and photographing remote locations around the world. But this year she is unexpectedly grounded over Christmas, struggling to come to terms with a sobering medical diagnosis. Increasingly dependent on a young assistant, she finds herself becoming close to him.

As they count down the last days of the season together, she begins to tell him the story of another Christmas, decades earlier - and the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined.

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Critic reviews

"Sparks has definitely mastered the art of love.” (Associated Press)

“Sparks is a poet...a master.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

“Nicholas Sparks is one of the best-known writers in America and overseas for good reason: He has written stories that reveal the yearning for our most prized possession: love.”—Mobile Register

Such a great story!

I loved that this was unlike other Nicholas Sparks books I’ve read. I loved the different perspectives and the back and forth. So many touching details and just a beautiful story. I wasn’t sure what to expect in the end but it was perfect.

Incredible

Though every Nicholas Spark book has had an emotional effect, none so much as this one. I did not guess the ending and admit that I cried. Some of the emotion was because I identified with the story since I had adopted my son when he was an infant. But most of the emotion came from Nicholas Spark’s wonderful gift of weaving a story. I will relished to “The Wish” at some point, and as I am sure I will still cry, I will know the ending the second time. Thank you, Nicholas, for a unforgettable experience.

I love this book. ❤

Oh my heart 💔❣
What I say to someone about this book is you need to read and it will also touch your heart as it did mine.

Wow!

Great story, I couldn’t have predicted how moving this story was. You will not be disappointed by this one.

a book you will remember

so moving. I cried tears of sorrow and joy.
Days later and still the story continues in my mind.

Outstanding, as Expected

i kinda had it figured out, but it ended, better than I imagined.
well done

must listen

this book was so amazing. I listen to it in one day. I hope he makes this into a movie.

Beautiful Story

Excellent in every way. Sweet story, told beautifully and performed very well. Highly recommend. Warning, it’s a tear jerker.

Loved it!

This is my 2nd audiobook, The 1st one was an autobiography and then this I couldn't pick a better book to start audiobook swift!

A wonderful story of love

I just loved this book and the way it was read on Audible. My only criticism is the way Gonzaga was pronounced. It is not Gonzahhhhga but Gonzaga… rhymes w wag. They are called the Zags, not the Zahhhhgs!