When I was 17, my life changed forever. I'm 57 years old, but even now I can remember everything from that year, down to the smallest details. I close my eyes and the years begin to move in reverse. As if through someone else's eyes, I watch myself grow younger. My innocence returns as that eventful year approaches. My name is Landon Carter, and I'm 17 years old. It is 1958, and in the small town of Beaufort, North Carolina, Landon just wants to have a fun-filled senior year. The last person he anticipates caring about is Jamie Sullivan, the plain, sweet and pious daughter of the Baptist minister, a girl who cheerfully volunteers at the local orphanage. But after reluctantly playing opposite Jamie in the school's Christmas play, Landon sees her in a whole new light. Now Landon will discover truths about the nature of beauty, the joy of giving, the pain of loss and, most of all, the miraculous power of first love. And just as Landon grows to love Jamie, you'll lose your heart to Nicholas Sparks' wonderfully sentimental, unforgettably touching new tale.
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Warner Books, Inc. ( September 01, 1999 )
Item #: 43-7043
ISBN: 9780446525534
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.594 inches
Product Weight: 11.0 ounces

Easy and comfortable - like your favorite slippers - to fit into the town and with the characters. Sweet and innocent as we all were at an early age. New way to describe and cherish a first love. This writer knows how to touch the human emotions.
Reviewer: Anne S
I have read all of Nicholas Sparks' books and somehow I had missed this one so I finally read it and as usual, it was great. The only thing was, I figured out what was going on way before Landon did but it was still worth the read and maybe a second one later. I usually read all of his books 3-4 times. I just wish that he could write as fast as I read!!
Reviewer: Tatis g
I enjoyed reading about the timeless beauty of the place I now reside in. I moved here from Detroit, oblivious of this wonderful author, until the notebook came out, and he has captured the area I live in splendily and revealing quite a bit of spoken history of what this area looked like before all the building and destroying of the natural beauty set in.. thanks again for writing Mr. Sparks! :)
Reviewer: rachel
I THINK I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH BECAUSE MR. SPARKS SISTER WAS THE TRUE INSPIRATION FOR THIS STORY AND I DID NOT KNOW THAT BEFORE READING THE BOOK BUT NOW THAT I DO ITS SUCH A TESTAMENT TO HIM AND MICAH (HIS BROTHER) THE LOVE FOR FAMILY AND WHAT THEIR LIVES MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE. PLEASE READ THIS BOOK. ITS GREAT
Reviewer: Christall J
I loved this book, as well as the other books I have read by Nicholas Sparks. Truly a touching story, didn't end the way I thought but then again none of Nicholas books ever do. I have not seen the movie, will have to watch it.
Reviewer: Kim Z