Remain, Nicholas Sparks
Remain, Nicholas Sparks
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Remain
A Supernatural Love Story

Bestseller

Author: Nicholas Sparks, M. Night Shyamalan

Narrator: Ari Fliakos, Julia Whelan, Nicholas Sparks

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/14/2025


Synopsis

A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection—an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook and the renowned writer and director of blockbuster thrillers like The Sixth Sense

COMING SOON AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN AND STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND PHOEBE DYNEVOR

When New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home, he is hoping to make a fresh start. Recently discharged from an upscale psychiatric facility where he was treated for acute depression, he is still wrestling with the pain of losing his beloved sister. Sylvia’s deathbed revelation—that she can see spirits who are still tethered to the living world, a gift that runs in their family—sits uneasily with Tate, who struggles to believe in more than what reason can explain. But when he takes up residence at a historic bed-and-breakfast on the Cape, he encounters a beautiful young woman named Wren who will challenge every assumption he has about his logical and controlled world.

Tate and Wren find themselves forging an immediate connection, one that neither has ever experienced before. But Tate gradually discovers that below the surface of Wren’s idyllic small-town life, hatred, jealousy, and greed are festering, threatening their fragile relationship just as it begins to blossom. Tate realizes that in order to free Wren from an increasingly desperate fate, he will need to unearth the truth about her past before time runs out . . . a quest that will make him doubt whether we can ever believe the stories we tell about ourselves, and the laws that govern our existence. Love—while transformative—can sometimes be frightening.

A story about the power of transcendent emotion, Remain asks us all: Can love set us free not only from our greatest sorrows, but even from the boundaries of life and death?

About Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Charles Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska in December 1965. He is an American novelist primarily, but has also developed into a screen - writer and producer of films. He is an Alumni of the University of Note Dame, and is recently separated from wife, Cathy. They have five children.

At 19, Sparks was inspired to begin writing by a comment his Mother made to him. After writing two early novels, Sparks sought to attend law school, but was rejected. He tried several other careers in the next three years before co-authoring a book that only sold 50,000 copies the first year. It was not until moving to Washington, DC in 1993, that he wrote his most famous and celebrated novel, The Notebook. The novel was discovered by a literary agent who found it in her agencies "slush pile". In 1996, The Notebook made the New York Times best-selling listing the first week it was released.

Sparks has had several international best-sellers and several have been adapted to film: Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John, The Last Song, The Lucky One, Safe Haven, and The Best of Me.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shelley's Book Nook on September 24, 2025

My Reviews Can Also Be Found On: The Book Review Crew Blog 3.5 Stars This is a story about grief, romance, and the paranormal. Tate is an architect in New York who spent time in a psychiatric ward. He heads to Cape Cod to try to start over after the death of his sister. Before his sister died, she cla......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on October 24, 2025

Wow. Just wow. The moment I heard that M. Night Shyamalan, the mastermind behind The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Split, was teaming up with Nicholas Sparks, the king of emotional romance and the author of The Notebook, my jaw hit the floor. Add in Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton’s Da......more

Goodreads review by Cara on October 13, 2025

Remain written by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan was definitely something I didn't have on my 2025 bingo card, but goodness gracious, I was blown away by the beautiful magic these two very talented authors created. Remain was beautiful, emotional, magical, heart breaking, powerful, inspirin......more

Goodreads review by Hades on October 26, 2025

A HUGE thank you to Netgalley and Random House for an ARC of this book!!!! When I first read the cover of this book I had to do a double take. This duo was not on my bingo card. Those reading this are witnessing a D-list phenomenon. I literally swore an oath to myself over a decade ago now, that I wou......more

Goodreads review by Casey Reads 🌸 on August 19, 2025

A great combination of mystery, suspense, the supernatural, and love. I was surprised that I saw a lot of bad reviews for this as I feel this was good. Some of the supernatural scenes were so creepy that you could tell which of the authors wrote them. 😂 I feel like I would totally be like him and fal......more


Quotes

“Bestseller Sparks (The Notebook) and filmmaker Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) combine their talents to create a paranormal love story that makes suspension of disbelief easy through thoughtful characterization. . . . The mystery chugs along nicely but the romance is the stronger plot, and the authors deserve credit for making the relationship between the living and the dead moving. Fans of both authors will not be disappointed.”Publishers Weekly

“The blending of bestselling novelist Sparks’ signature romance with renowned film director Shyamalan’s supernatural touches is brilliant. . . . This mysterious and moving love story will attract legions of eager readers.”Booklist, starred review