The day we’ve all been waiting for is here! Nicholas Sparks’ new book Every Breath set in our very own Sunset Beach, NC is now available in the Islands Art & Books Store. We know you can’t wait to get your hands on a copy and devour it!

Sparks, famous for setting his novels in North Carolina Beach and Coastal Towns, has made a name for other towns in his novels including Rodanthe, Southport, Beaufort, Edenton, New Bern, and Wilmington.

We can certainly see why Sparks chose the charming town of Sunset Beach as his inspiration for his latest novel, with its quaint shops and beautiful beaches it’s the perfect locale for a love story. We hope you’re as excited as we are!

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Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks

Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she’s been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family’s cottage in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to ready the house for sale and mull over some difficult decisions about her future.

Tru Walls has never visited North Carolina but is summoned to Sunset Beach by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. A safari guide, born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tru hopes to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding his mother’s early life and recapture memories lost with her death. When the two strangers cross paths, their connection is as electric as it is unfathomable . . . but in the immersive days that follow, their feelings for each other will give way to choices that pit family duty against personal happiness in devastating ways.

Illuminating life’s heartbreaking regrets and enduring hope, EVERY BREATH explores the many facets of love that lay claim to our deepest loyalties — and asks the question, How long can a dream survive?

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It is a common question to ask at dinner parties or while getting to know someone, “If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?”

In the summer of 2006 after graduating from college Meg’s husband, Jon, who was then her boyfriend, asked her this question. This was a turning point in her life and in the story of “Made By Meg” jewelry, but the story really began long before that moment.

Meg Carter grew up in Connecticut, moved to the Carolina coast for her junior year of college, and now says that she is here to stay.

Meg loves the beach and enjoys looking for sharks’ teeth with her husband Jon. They have an extensive collection. There is not much sea glass to be found in this area, so they use it as an excuse to go on vacations!

If you were to ask someone who knows Meg well what color describes her best, she says it would surely be yellow. Meg tries to surround herself with people and things that keep her smiling. Making jewelry is her full time job and sharing it with the world has become her passion.

Before starting Made By Meg Jewelry in November 2008, Meg graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a degree in Studio Art with a concentration in painting. Unfortunately, jewelry design was not a concentration. However, she also loves painting and painting class is where she met her husband.

Besides jewelry making, Meg has tried most forms of visual art. Ceramics, printmaking and drawing are also big on her list of interests. She has always had a passion for the arts. Her first memory as a child is of painting with her easel.

“I love my life and the people in it. I can’t wait to see what the world has to offer me in the future. You never know what each new day will bring.”

– Meg Carter – Made By Meg Jewelry

 

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In 1729 the Province of Carolina was divided when the descendants of seven of the eight Lords Proprietors sold their shares back to the Crown. Only the heirs of Sir George Carteret retained their original rights to what would become the Granville District. Both the Province of North Carolina and the Province of South Carolina became English Crown Colonies in 1729.

The boundary was in question while surveying teams mistakenly redrew the border more than once. The North Carolina-South Carolina border veered miles away from the course British colonial officials intended, and then effectively disappeared as the trees it was marked on died.

This map from 1737 shows a nebulous line than simply disappears as it follows a course that is roughly the current border of today.

Authentic map of the North Carolina Coast originally printed  in 1737. Museum Quality Giclee’ Prints on acid free high quality paper available in various sizes.

 

Museum quality Giclee’ prints of the antique map shown above can be purchased in a variety of sizes that fit standard frames by visiting our Island Life NC Store