The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks

Having watched The Notebook, Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember, only by chance did I realise that all of these films I loved, were written by the same author, Nicholas Sparks. Having realised this I took a trip to my local bookstore and picked up The Lucky One. The book begins with the story of Logan Thibault, an ex-soldier searching for a woman he has only ever seen in a photograph whilst serving in Iraq. In finding the photo, Logan is 'haunted' by good luck. After a string of events that find Logan back in the USA and with only his dog Zeus as company, Logan sets out to find the smiling woman in the picture. On foot Logan sets off with ...  Read the complete review

US Marine Logan Thibault has been to Iraq three times. Once, when deployed to Kuwait, he finds the laminated photo of a pretty young American woman lying in the sand. He takes it to the barracks and when no one claims it, he keeps it and is lucky forever after, not only when playing poker but also when being attacked by Iraqi bombs. His friend Victor tells him that he owes the woman something. Back home in Colorado he doesn't quite know how to get on with his life and decides to look for the woman; from writing in the background of the photo he assumes that it was taken in Hampton, North Carolina. He buys a German shepherd, Zeus, packs his backpack and sets ...  Read the complete review