The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

The Notebook

Paperback – Unabridged, December 1, 1999

Nicholas Sparks

A tender, emotional romance about enduring love, old memories, and the choices that shape a life.

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Themes
Enduring love, Romance, Love and difficult choices

Love Across Time

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  • 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

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  • A sustained story of two people drawn back toward each other
  • A heartfelt mix of passion, heartbreak, and hope

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About this book

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