Message in a Bottle ( novel ) - wikipedia Message in a Bottle ( novel ) For other uses, see Message in a bottle ( disambiguation ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2010 ) Message in a Bottle First edition cover Author Nicholas Sparks Country United States Language English Genre Romance Publisher Warner Books Publication date April 1, 1998 ( 1998 - 04 - 01 ) Media type Print ( paperback ) Pages 352 ISBN 0 - 446 - 52356 - 9 OCLC 37878680 Dewey Decimal 813 /. 54 21 LC Class PS3569. P363 M47 1998 Message in a Bottle is the second romance novel written by American author Nicholas Sparks. The story, which explores the romance theme of love after grief, is set in the mid-late 1990s, then - contemporary Wilmington, North Carolina. The 1999 film Message in a Bottle produced by and starring Kevin Costner, is based on this novel. Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Characters 3 Notes 4 External links Plot summary This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( August 2010 ) Divorced and disillusioned about romantic relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging when she finds a bottle on the beach. Inside is a letter of love and belonging to `` Catherine, '' signed simply `` Garrett. '' Challenged by the mystery and pulled by emotions she does n't fully understand, Theresa begins a search for this man that will change her life. What happens to her is unexpected, perhaps miraculous - an encounter that embraces all our hopes for finding someone special, for having a true and strong love that is timeless and everlasting. In a conference Nicholas Sparks held in a school, he said that this story was inspired by his parents. A letter from `` Message in a Bottle '' by Nicholas Sparks September 25, 1995 Dear Catherine, A month has passed since I have written, but it has seemed to pass much more slowly. Life passes by now like the scenery outside a car window. I breathe and eat and sleep as I always did, but there seems to be no great purpose in my life that requires active participation on my part. I simply drift along like the messages I write you. I do not know where I am going or when I will get there. Even work does not take the pain away. I may be diving for my own pleasure or showing others how to do so, but when I return to the shop, it seems empty without you. I stock and order as I always did, but even now, I sometimes glance over my shoulder without thinking and call for you. As I write this note to you, I wonder when, or if, things like that will ever stop. Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face -- I know it is an impossibility, but I can not help myself. My search for you is a never - ending quest that is doomed to fail. You and I had talked about what would happen if we were forced apart by circumstance, but I can not keep the promise I made to you that night. I am sorry, I am truly sorry, my darling, but there will never be another to replace you. The words I whispered to you were folly, and I should have realized it then. You -- and you alone -- have always been the only thing I wanted, and now that you are gone, I have no desire to find another. Till death do us part, we whispered in the church, and I have come to believe that the words will ring true until the day finally comes when I, too, am taken from this world. Garrett Characters Theresa Osborne - main character, columnist, divorced. Garrett Blake - The character who writes letters in bottles. Catherine - Garrett 's wife who died in an accident ; letters are addressed to her. Deanna - Theresa 's friend and boss, owner of beach home. Jeb Blake - Garrett 's father. Kevin Osborne - Theresa and David 's son. Brian - Deanna 's husband. David Osborne - Theresa 's ex-husband and Kevin 's father. Notes Jump up ^ Nicholas Sparks `` Message in a Bottle '', Barnes and Noble, accessed August 18, 2011. External links Message in a Bottle on IMDb Nicholas Sparks Novels The Notebook ( 1996 ) Message in a Bottle ( 1998 ) A Walk to Remember ( 1999 ) The Rescue ( 2000 ) A Bend in the Road ( 2001 ) Nights in Rodanthe ( 2002 ) The Guardian ( 2003 ) The Wedding ( 2003 ) True Believer ( 2005 ) At First Sight ( 2006 ) Dear John ( 2006 ) The Choice ( 2007 ) The Lucky One ( 2008 ) The Last Song ( 2009 ) Safe Haven ( 2010 ) The Best of Me ( 2011 ) The Longest Ride ( 2013 ) See Me ( 2015 ) Two by Two ( 2016 ) Every Breath ( 2018 ) Non-fiction Wokini : A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self - Understanding ( 1990 ) Three Weeks with My Brother ( 2004 ) Film adaptations Message in a Bottle ( 1999 ) A Walk to Remember ( 2002 ) The Notebook ( 2004 ) Nights in Rodanthe ( 2008 ) Dear John ( 2010 ) The Last Song ( 2010 ) The Lucky One ( 2012 ) Safe Haven ( 2013 ) The Best of Me ( 2014 ) The Longest Ride ( 2015 ) The Choice ( 2016 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Message_in_a_Bottle_(novel)&oldid=864432082 '' Categories : 1998 American novels American romance novels American novels adapted into films Novels set in North Carolina Novels by Nicholas Sparks Wilmington, North Carolina Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from August 2010 All articles needing additional references Pages to import images to Wikidata Articles to be expanded from August 2010 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Bahasa Melayu Norsk Português Русский Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 17 October 2018, at 04 : 55 ( UTC ). 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