Duty wars with desire in this tear-jerker from the author of The Notebook and Message In A Bottle.
As the world teeters on the edge of a precipice, soldier John Tyree meets volunteer Savannah Curtis while on leave. Two short weeks are enough to convince John that he's met the woman of his dreams. Neither can wait until his tour of duty is up, but just as a romantic reunion is in sight, the Twin Towers fall.
With America facing its darkest hour, John feels compelled to re-enlist for the invasion of Iraq. Yet he longs for Savannah and looks forward to her letters. But as time passes, the letters arrive less frequently, until one day John receives the one that will destroy his dreams ...