The Sunflower

By Richard Paul Evans

Book Overview

Seek not your destiny, for it is seeking you.Just a week before their marriage, Christine's fiance calls off the wedding, leaving her heartbroken. With hopes of helping her through a difficult time, Christine's best friend Jessica enrolls them both on a humanitarian mission in Peru, to work at an orphanage called El Girasol -- The Sunflower.It is while working at the orphanage that Christine meets Paul Cook, a successful and charismatic American doctor who has fled the States after one fatal day took away his career, his faith, and the woman he loved.Unplanned events lead Paul and Christine into the jungle of the Amazon, where Christine must confront her deepest fears, and she, and Paul, must both learn to trust and love again.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743287010
• ISBN13: 9780743287012
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

His very best

I have read all his books and this was the very best of them all. I want to move to Peru...well maybe visit. I have given this book to 3 people and they all read it in a day like I did.

Another wonderful novel by Rick

Once again, Richard Paul Evans takes me to another place. He captured all five senses in Peru. My mind is still there and my heart wants to help the The Sunflower orphanage. In The Sunflower, just as he did in The Last Promise, Richard Paul Evans has a knack for making a different country come to life. I feel like I know Christine and Paul and I would like them as friends. He also changed my perception of South America. He made an adventure there seem real and not as scary as I thought it would be. He made me want to sign up for the same trip Christine and Jessica took. The events that brought Christine and Paul to Peru felt so real, I experienced it right along with them. I felt their pain and also admired their strength and courage. This is Richard Paul Evan's best work so far. I can't wait for his next!

Perfect reading curled up to a nice cozy fire

Richard Paul Evans does it again with a captivating novel about love, sacrifice and hope for better things. You will fall in love with the characters, especially Paul Cook. He is sexy rugged doctor who dedicates his life to helping street children. Do I need to say more. I also really enjoyed the imagery in the book. I personally have been to Peru and let me tell you Richard did his research. Reserve a couple of hours for reading because once you start the first chapter you won't be able to put it down!! I highly recommend this book.

A journey of love, love that captures your soul!

A journey of love, love that captures your soul! I was fortunate enough to read "The Sunflower" by Richard Paul Evans and let me tell you that you will not want to miss out on reading Evans new book! I actually felt as though I was on the Peru expedition with Christine and Paul. Evans took me on a journey of love, love that captures your soul. Just be sure to have a box of tissues nearby as you read this novel! This is a book that you will want to pass on to all your friends.