The Notebook - by Nicholas Sparks (Paperback)

About the Book

Now in trade paperback, "The Notebook, " a bestseller for more than a year, is 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. Includes a Reading Group Guide bound into the back of the book.

Book Synopsis

Experience the New York Times bestselling heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart--the inspiration for the feature film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling.

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. At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about the boy who long ago stole her heart. 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 ...

From the Back Cover

With over 6 million copies in print of his first two New York Times bestsellers, THE NOTEBOOK and MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, Nicholas Sparks has become one of the world's most beloved storytellers...and one whose poignant tales renew our faith in the lasting power of true love.

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. At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about the boy who long ago stole her heart. 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...

Review Quotes

"A classic tale of love."--Christian Science Monitor

"A more romantic testament to love's enduring miracle than Robert James Waller's TheBridges of Madison County."--Library Journal

"A one-night read . . . If you are in need of a good cry, The Notebook is absolutely the right book."--USA Today

"The lyrical beauty of this touching love story . . . will captivate the heart of every reader."--Denver Rocky Mountain News

About the Author

With over 100 million copies of his books sold, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved storytellers. His novels include sixteen #1 New York Times bestsellers, and all of his books, including Three Weeks with My Brother, the memoir he wrote with his brother, Micah, have been New York Times and international bestsellers, and were translated into more than fifty languages. Eleven of Nicholas Sparks's novels -- The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, The Last Song, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle -- have been adapted into major motion pictures.