The Notebook
Paperback – Unabridged, December 1, 1999
A tender, emotional romance about enduring love, old memories, and the choices that shape a life.
- Themes
- Enduring love, Romance, Love and difficult choices
Love Across Time
Come here for
- A love story that reaches across years and the pull of a life-changing choice
- Romance shaped by longing, laughter, tears, and the possibility of a miracle
Expect
- A sustained story of two people drawn back toward each other
- A heartfelt mix of passion, heartbreak, and hope
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The unforgettable, heartbreaking love story from a New York Times bestselling author about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart—now an iconic motion picture starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War II, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier.
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At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about Noah. Thus begins the story of a love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph, and may even have the power to create a miracle...
Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story—it becomes an experience to remember forever. The Notebook is such a book. It is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless, a tale that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again...
Publisher details
Publisher categories
- 20th-Century Historical Romance
- Marriage & Divorce
- Small-Town Fiction
- Authors
- Nicholas Sparks
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Published
- December 1, 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century Historical Romance