John Tyree met Savannah Lynn Curtis in the summer of 2000
and it was love at first sight. This was in Wilmington,
North Carolina, when John was home on leave from the Army
and Savannah was in the area working with Habitat for
Humanity. They knew each other for such a short time, but
they felt they were meant for each other.
When John came home about a year later on another leave,
their relationship had slightly changed. Savannah's life
had continued with school and a very busy social life. They
didn't have much time alone and ended up spending most of
it with her friends. However, the love was still there and
the marriage plans were still on. When John returned to his
unit, no one expected September 11th and how it would
change everything. John decided to re-enlist and Savannah
did not know how to handle that. Her letters to him
changed, and then John received the dreaded "Dear John"
letter that ripped his heart out. Savannah had fallen in
love with someone else.
On another leave, John discovers Savannah has been married
for about two years and is living on a ranch near her
parent's home. He draws enough courage to go see her.
During the visit, something doesn't feel right. Her husband
is not around and his name is not spoken. When she finally
does mention his name, John's not surprised who it is. He'd
met him the same summer he first met Savannah. When John
has a private conversation with Savannah's husband, he
doesn't expect the requests that are asked of him. He must
now come to terms with his true feelings for Savannah and
make one of the hardest decisions of his life. Will it be
the right one?
DEAR JOHN by Nicholas Sparks is a beautifully
written, moving story about lost love. I have read a few of
Sparks' books and found this one hard to read. Yet once I
got into it, I couldn't put it down. John and Savannah are
two very compelling and complicated characters. I found
John to be not only caring and gentle, but his patriotism
is admirable.
An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in
the Army, not knowing what else to do with his lifeuntil
he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual
attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves
Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and
John wanting to settle down with the woman who has
captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John
feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long
separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone
else. Dear John, the letter readand with those two words,
a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever.
Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that
Savannah, now married, is still his true loveand face the
hardest decision of his life.
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