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What is the summary of The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks?
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The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks is a romantic thriller about Julie Barenson, a widow who receives a Great Dane puppy named Singer from her late husband. Four years later, she starts dating Richard Franklin but feels smothered and switches to dating Mike Harris, her late husband's best friend. Richard becomes dangerously obsessed and stalks Julie. Ultimately, Singer defends Julie from Richard until the police arrive.
The Guardian, by Nicholas Sparks, is a romantic thriller featuring
29-year-old widow Julie Barenson. Four years prior, Julie's
young husband Jim died of cancer. Before his death, he wrote her a letter
promising to always protect her and encouraging her to find someone new who
would make her happy. Julie's protection came in the form of a
Great Dane puppy Jim had arranged to be delivered to her the Christmas Day after he had passed away. Julie felt grateful for the dog, named Singer, because she knew that Jim understood the dog would become part of the family Julie never really had, other than Jim, and help her move on. Singer certainly did help her move forward with her life, and now that four years have passed, she no longer feels the "searing ache" she used to when she thought of her husband soon after his death...
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(p. 1). She also feels ready to try and find someone new to make her happy.
Julie begins dating Richard Franklin, whom she finds
interesting and enjoys the amount of attention he devotes to her, especially
his surprise visits to her beauty salon where she works as a hairdresser.
However, she begins feeling smothered by his attention, and Singer growls in
Richards' presence. Meanwhile, Mike Harris, Julie's late
husband's best friend, who has had a crush on Julie for years, finally gets the
nerve to ask her out. When Julie begins dating Mike, she tells Richard she is
no longer interested. Soon, the reader learns just how obsessed Richard is with
Julie and that Richard's childhood has helped him develop into a very dangerous
person.
Richard begins stalking Julie, and a police
investigation uncovers that Richard Franklin is actually the identity
of a missing man. Richard's identity had been stolen by Robert Bonham, who had
also been missing since the disappearance of Robert's own wife. Robert had
murdered both his wife and Richard and assumed Richard's identity.
As Richard's stalking continues, Mike and Julie run for their lives, but
Richard is able to find their hideout. In the end, Singer, on
the brink of death after having been poisoned by Richard, finds enough strength
to attack Richard and defend Julie long enough for the police
to arrive.