01948nam a2200301Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000170006502000290008202000350011104000180014604200080016404300120017205000260018408200160021010000290022624500330025525000120028826000410030030000250034150010800036665000330144665000300147965000380150965000290154765100380157665500320161432506920240118070215.0100713s20112010nyu           000 1 eng    a  2010932492  a9780446547604 (pbk. ed.)  a9781455510610 (scholastic ed.)  aDLCcDLCdDLC  apcc  an-us-nc00aPS3569.P363bS24 201100a813/.542221 aSparks, Nicholas.2Local10aSafe havencNicholas Sparks.  a1st ed.  aNew YorkbGrand Central Pub.cc2011.  aviii, 340 p.c22 cm.  a"When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her-- a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards-- and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven"--from author's web site. 0aYoung womenvFiction.2Local 0aFamiliesvFiction.2Local 0aMan-woman relationshipsvFiction. 0aSecrecyvFiction.2Local 0aSouthport (N.C.)vFiction.2Local 7aLove stories.2gsafd2Local