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Book on CD narrated by Ron McLarty and January LaVoy
2.5**
Two love stories converge on a snowy mountainside. Ira Levinson, age 90+, recalls the love he and his wife, Ruth had over their courtship and marriage, from the Great Depression to the present. In current time, Sophia, a senior at Wake Forest University studying art history, is getting over a broken heart when she meets local rancher and bull-rider, Luke Collins. Luke works his family’s ranch with his mother, and rides bulls on the circui ...more
2.5**
Two love stories converge on a snowy mountainside. Ira Levinson, age 90+, recalls the love he and his wife, Ruth had over their courtship and marriage, from the Great Depression to the present. In current time, Sophia, a senior at Wake Forest University studying art history, is getting over a broken heart when she meets local rancher and bull-rider, Luke Collins. Luke works his family’s ranch with his mother, and rides bulls on the circui ...more

Sappy, sweet, and totally wonderful! This is actually two romances in one. First we meet Ira, a 91-year-old man who has been in a car accident and is reliving his life as he sits there waiting for rescue. He has had a long and happy life with his wife Ruth and reminisces. Little by little, we get to know him and discover what an interesting life he has led. At the same time, we follow the budding romance of Luke and Sophia. They are an unlikely couple since Luke is a bull-rider, living on his fa
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I'm not quite sure how to review this one. I haven't been reading (listening to audiobooks) Nicholas Sparks books long. Although I've seen a couple of the movie adaptations back in the 90s or early 2000s. This book seemed incredibly long, but it could have been that I had to listen to it over a greater than usual period of time than I usually do. I just wasn't that engaged with the story. It seemed very slow and mot that exciting. At times, I considered DNF'ing it, but I continued with it. The e
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