Every woman dreams of a story such as this for their own lives. Overall, I found the story to be very realistic when it came to how husband and wife drift apart after thirty years of marriage, from taking each other for granted. On the other hand, the story was unrealistic when it came to Wilson's actions in attempt to become more romantic and right his wrongs as a husband. Wilson's character seemed somewhat flat for 3/4's of the novel, but in the end his emotion and love shined through.

If you are in need of a sweet love story, you will enjoy this read by Nicholas Sparks.

I fell in love with the main characters. Wilson is a regular man who reflected on his past and acted on it. The change that came about was to fall in love like the very first time. To want something, to desire a change, to want to keep your partner is a daily task. It should be a joy to work on it everyday. It is interested to see view this from a man\' s point of view.