Fans of Nicholas Sparks' signature use of flashbacks to illustrate the highs (and lows) of true love should welcome The Choice. Travis, a free-spirited North Carolina veterinarian, faces a tough decision regarding his 10-year marriage to Gabby, an uptight physician's assistant who gave up a reliable (read: boring) lover to run off with Travis. His ''choice'' is surprising; Sparks leads us to think it's one thing when it's really another. But for the occasional treacly moment — during a date, Travis and Gabby realize ''they were sitting across from a person who just might change the course of their lives'' — this is a pleasantly sentimental journey. B
'CHOICE' MEMORIES Nicholas Sparks once again uses flashbacks to explore the nature of love in his latest novel
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