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    The Sunflower: A Novel
    The Sunflower: A Novel
    The Sunflower: A Novel
    Audiobook6 hours

    The Sunflower: A Novel

    Written by Richard Paul Evans

    Narrated by Campbell Scott

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    “It has been said, ‘Seek not your destiny for it is seeking you.’” So begins this new and powerful novel from Richard Paul Evans, #1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box, The Walk series, and more.

    In the wake of personal tragedy, two people meet on a humanitarian mission in Peru. Christine is a shy, unadventurous woman whose fiancé broke off the engagement only a week before the wedding, and Paul is a former emergency room doctor whose glamorous lifestyle, stellar reputation, and beautiful fiancée are cruelly snatched from him one fateful, snowy Christmas Eve. Deep in the Amazon jungle, against a backdrop of poverty and heartbreak, they must confront their deepest fears and, together, learn to trust and love again.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateOct 4, 2005
    ISBN9780743552509
    Author

    Richard Paul Evans

    Richard Paul Evans is the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than forty novels. There are currently more than thirty-five million copies of his books in print worldwide, translated into more than twenty-four languages. Richard is the recipient of numerous awards, including two first place Storytelling World Awards, the Romantic Times Best Women’s Novel of the Year Award, and five Religion Communicators Council’s Wilbur Awards. Seven of Richard’s books have been produced as television movies. His first feature film, The Noel Diary, starring Justin Hartley (This Is Us) and acclaimed film director, Charles Shyer (Private Benjamin, Father of the Bride), premiered in 2022. In 2011 Richard began writing Michael Vey, a #1 New York Times bestselling young adult series which has won more than a dozen awards. Richard is the founder of The Christmas Box International, an organization devoted to maintaining emergency children’s shelters and providing services and resources for abused, neglected, or homeless children and young adults. To date, more than 125,000 youths have been helped by the charity. For his humanitarian work, Richard has received the Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award. Richard lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children and two grandchildren. You can learn more about Richard on his website RichardPaulEvans.com.

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    • 3/5
      A nice fairy tale. The writing's nothing special. Yet I found myself caring about the characters and enjoying the story.
    • 5/5
      Good story. I like clean novels, I like Richard Paul Evens style of writing.
    • 5/5
      Great author! Book gave a a warm feeling inside it caused me to reflect over the years of my life. I’m so grateful!
    • 3/5
      A love story of the predictable kind. The writing is simplistic and rather sappy. The trip into the jungle and travel log of Peru is what I found interesting about this book.
    • 4/5
      A good read about rebuilding when you lose hope, there is always someone there for you at the perfect time. Very inspiring!!! Evans puts it all together. Paul In the wake of personal tragedy, two people meet on a humanitarian mission in Peru. Christine is a shy, unadventurous woman whose fiancee broke off the engagement only a week before the wedding, and Paul is a former emergency room doctor whose glamorous lifestyle, stellar reputation, and beautiful fiancee are cruelly snatched from him one fateful, snowy Christmas Eve. Deep in the Amazon jungle, against a backdrop of poverty and heartbreak, they must confront their deepest fears and, together, learn to trust and love again.
    • 2/5
      The story itself is chicklit in pure teenaged form: chaste, romantic, happily-ever after. The characters give the illusion of being dynamic, but they're fairly two-dimensional and stereotypical in gender roles. Like Disney in written form. If you're fourteen and a girl, you will probably love this book. Otherwise, I suggest finding an alternative.

      At least this audio book was narrated by Campbell Scott, and he has an awesome voice, so there was that redeeming aspect.
    • 5/5
      I love reading this author. This book was very moving and deals with a woman whose fiance calls off the wedding. Her best friend enrolls them in a humanitarian mission to work at an orphanage. The people they meet and have to deal with is very eye opening and moving.
    • 4/5
      I stumbled into this appealing little tale before realizing it was essentially a romance -- a genre I avoid. The setting in rural Peru is what kept me reading.
    • 5/5
      One of the best stories ever. Based on a true story!