The Wish [Hardcover]

From the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe NotebookandA Walk to Remember, an emotionally poignant novel about the enduring legacy of first loveand the decisions that haunt us forever.

Sparks is a poet ... a master. Philadelphia Inquirer

Sent away at sixteen, Maggie Dawes could think only of the friends and family she left behind ... until she met Bryce Trickett. 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. Unexpectedly grounded over Christmas and struggling to come to terms with a medical diagnosis, she finds herself becoming dependent on her young assistant. As they count down the last days of the season together, she tells him the story of another Christmas, decades earlierand the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined.

With over 100 million copies of his books sold,Nicholas Sparksis one of the world's most beloved storytellers. His novels include sixteen #1New York Timesbestsellers, and all of his books, includingThree Weeks with My Brother, the memoir he wrote with his brother, Micah, have beenNew York Timesand international bestsellers, and were translated into more than fifty languages. Eleven of Nicholas Sparks's novels—The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, The Last Song, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, andMessage in a Bottle—have been adapted into major motion pictures.
 "If it's never too early for Christmas in your world, get in the mood with this awww-worthy story of first love and its echoes that takes place during the holidays."Good Housekeeping"Anyone looking for a swló6