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Nights in Rodanthe

Nicholas Sparks
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Nights in Rodanthe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

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Nicholas Sparks

Nights in Rodanthe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002
Book Details
Pages

240

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Rodanthe, North Carolina • Contemporary

Theme
Publication Year

2002

Audience

Adult

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Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks follows the story of Adrienne Willis, a single mother who meets and falls in love with Dr. Paul Flanner at an inn in Rodanthe, North Carolina. They part ways due to their life obligations but stay connected through letters, culminating in Willis sharing their love story with her grieving daughter sixteen years later to help her heal. The book includes themes of loss, grief, and coping with trauma.

Fun Facts

Nights in Rodanthe was adapted into a film released in 2008, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, marking their third collaboration.

The novel’s setting, Rodanthe, is a real village on Hatteras Island in North Carolina's Outer Banks, renowned for its picturesque views and serene environment.

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The house portrayed in the film adaptation of Nights in Rodanthe is a real home known as the "Inn at Rodanthe," which became a tourist attraction and was later relocated to protect it from coastal erosion.

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Book Details
Pages

240

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Rodanthe, North Carolina • Contemporary

Theme
Publication Year

2002

Audience

Adult

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