Nicholas Sparks, best-selling author of A WALK TO REMEMBER and THE NOTEBOOK, wrote At First Sight as a sequel to True Believer starring
Jeremy Marsh (a New Yorker and a well-known writer in the magazine
Scientific American) and Lexie Darnell(a simple librarian in the small
town of Boone Creek, Texas).
In the first book, True Believer, Jeremy
Marsh set foot in the small town of Boone Creek to expose the amazing
night lights in the town's cemetery which were believed to be
supernatural. Even Lexie believed that the lights were ghosts of her
parents who died when she was still young. Whether true or not, this
belief has been one of the long-standing mysteries of this quaint little
town helping it with its tourism. Therefore, exposing it would mean
getting into the bad side of its very eccentric mayor, Mr. Gherkins, and
its people.
Watch how and when Jeremy unfolds not only this mystery,
but the msytery of his heart as well, making him a true believer. In the
second book, Jeremy's belief/unbelief is continuously tested as he and
Lexie enters the complex world of not just fleeting romance but real
commitment. Will he give up his New York job in exchange for true
happiness? Jeremy will learn a lot of things --- true friendship, real
love and that not everything can be explained by science. Sometimes, you
just have to believe.
Like all the other books of Nicholas Sparks that I have read (Bend In the Road, Nights at Rodanthe, A Walk To Remember, The Guardian, The Rescue, The Wedding, Message In A Bottle, The Notebook),
he will always leave you teary-eyed, sometimes even sobbing in the
middle of the story. That's how Nicholas Sparks works. Each of his
masterpieces tugs at one's heart. I cried a bucket and still I couldn't
stop. Although the first book is a bit of a slow read, the sequel is
much more easy to digest. For those who would like to have a quiet,
melancholic afternoon, these books are definitely for you.
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