Dear John [マスマーケット]

サバナに出会った瞬間、ジョンは新たな人生を始める時期が来たことを知った。怒れる反逆者として生きてきたジョンは、学校を中退し、ほかに人生の選択肢を見つけられないまま、陸軍に入隊していた。そして彼はサバナと出会う。ふたりは惹かれあい、またたくまに愛が育ち、サバナはジョンが軍務を終えるまで待つことを誓う。だが、ふたりはまだ知らない。9.11 がすべてを変え、祖国や仲間の兵士たちへの義務に駆り立てられたジョンがふたたび兵役に就くことを。そして悲しいかな、恋人たちが若く、別離が長いときにはよくあるように、サバナは別の男と恋に落ちる。「親愛なるジョン…」で始まる手紙とともに、ふたりの人生は永久に変わってしまう。数年後、ノースカロライナに帰還したジョンは、すでに結婚していたサバナこそが、自分にとってただひとりの女性だと悟る。そしてジョンは、人生でもっともつらい決断を下すことに…。 --このテキストは、 ペーパーバック 版に関連付けられています。

An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. "Dear John," the letter read...and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love--and face the hardest decision of his life.

Hot on the heels of True Believer and sequel At First Sight, Sparks returns with the story of ne'er-do-well-turned-army-enlistee John Tyree, 23, and well-to-do University of North Carolina special education major Savannah Lynn Curtis. John, who narrates, has been raised by a socially backward single postal-worker dad obsessed with coin collecting (he has Asperger's syndrome). John bypasses college for the overseas infantry; Savannah spends her college summers volunteering. When they meet, he's on leave, and she's working with Habitat for Humanity (he rescues her sinking purse at the beach). John has a history of one-night stands; Savannah's a virgin. He's an on-and-off drinker; she's a teetotaler. Attraction and values conflict the rest of the summer, but the deal does not close. Savannah longs for John to come home; her friend Tim longs to have a relationship with her. On the brink of John and Savannah's finally getting together, 9/11 happens, and John re-ups. Savannah's letters come less and less frequently, and before you know it, he receives the expected "Dear John" letter. Sparks's novel brims with longing. (Oct. 30)
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When John met Savannah, he knew he was ready to turn over a new leaf. Always the angry rebel, he had dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life. Then he meets Savannah. The attraction is mutual and quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah vowing to wait for John while he finishes his tour of duty. What neither realises is that 9/11 will change everything, prompting John to re-enlist and fulfil what he feels is his duty to his country and fellow soldiers. And, sadly, as so often happens when lovers are young and separations are long, Savannah falls in love with someone else. 'Dear John...' the letter reads, and both their lives are changed forever. Years later, when John returns to North Carolina, he must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still the only one for him. Now John must make the hardest decision of his life... --このテキストは、 ペーパーバック 版に関連付けられています。

This is Nicholas Sparks's 11th book. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and five children. You can visit the author's website at www.nicholassparks.com --このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。