''The Guardian'' is the seventh novel by the American writer
Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He has published twenty-three novels and two non-fiction books, some of which have been ''New York Times'' bestsellers, with over 115 m ...
.
The book is about a
Great Dane
The Great Dane is a large sized dog breed originating from Germany. The Great Dane descends from hunting dogs from the Middle Ages used to hunt wild boar and deer, and as guardians of German nobility. It is one of the largest breeds in the world ...
named Singer who is the pet of a widow named Julie who is trying to find a new
life partner
The term significant other (SO) has different uses in psychology and in colloquial language. Colloquially, "significant other" is used as a gender-neutral term for a person's partner in an intimate relationship without disclosing or presuming ...
. Among those she considers are Mike, an old friend of hers, and Richard, a successful manager.
Themes
The novel deals with the themes of
obsessive love
Obsessive love or obsessive love disorder (OLD) is a proposed condition in which one person feels an overwhelming obsessive desire to possess and protect another person, sometimes with an inability to accept failure or rejection. Symptoms include ...
, as it attempts to show the inner world of a highly intelligent murderer living with no ethics at all.
References
External links
Cover, first six pages and back of the novelOfficial Nicholas Sparks website
2003 American novels
American romance novels
Novels by Nicholas Sparks
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