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A Walk to Remember
    2020-01-01  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

The novel is written in the first person, and its narrator is a 17-year-old boy, living in the 1950s.

It was inspired by author Nicholas Sparks’ sister, Danielle Sparks Lewis, who later died of cancer in June 2000. Although the story is largely fictional, certain parts were based on real experiences. His sister’s husband proposed marriage to her despite her sickness. After her death, Sparks said in the eulogy: “I suppose I wrote this novel not only so that you could get to know my sister, but so that you would know what a wonderful thing it was that her husband once did for her.”

The story starts with a prologue from Landon Carter at age 57. The remainder of the story takes place when Landon is a 17-year-old high school senior. Landon lives in the small, religious town of Beaufort, North Carolina. His father is a genial, charismatic congressman.

Landon, with his friends, laughed and joked about the local preacher and his daughter being raised by him. The year is 1958. Landon signs up for drama class because he thought it would be “easy.” He is then asked to play the lead in the Christmas play by Jamie, the preacher’s daughter, the other lead in the play. As Landon spends time with Jamie, he realizes that she’s the kindest, most caring person, in the world. Slowly Landon falls in love with Jamie and becomes a more sensitive person himself.

The book ends with Landon 40 years later at age 57. He still loves Jamie and wears her ring. He finishes the story by saying, “I now believe, by the way, that miracles can happen.”

It was adapted into a Hollywood movie in 2002. (SD-Agencies)

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