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A Walk to Remember

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There was a time when the world was sweeter....when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats.... Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town's Baptist minister....Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart-and the joy and pain of living. ... more

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Critical Praise

"An extraordinary book…touching, at times riveting…a book you won't soon forget."
—:Sunday New York Post

"A SWEET TALE OF YOUNG BUT EVERLASTING LOVE....NICHOLAS SPARKS KNOWS HOW TO TUG AT A READER'S HEARTSTRINGS."
—:Chicago Sun-Times

"BITTERSWEET...A TRAGIC YET SPIRITUAL LOVE STORY."
—:Variety

"Every now and then you stumble across an extraordinary book that at first appears like countless others, unremarkable and easy to overlook. But then you read it and are amazed at the treasure hidden within. Nicholas Sparks's A WALK TO REMEMBER is such a book....[It] never fails to be interesting, touching, at times riveting...a book you won't soon forget."
—:Sunday New York Post

"Fabulous...a classic love story with a twist...scenes come alive...Sparks's characters are well-developed...you feel as though you have made friends with them."
—:Orlando Sentinel

"Sparks proves once again that he is a master at pulling heartstrings...it will enthrall Sparks's numerous fans."
—:Booklist

"Has the indelible Sparks romantic stamp...[and] a touch of humor added to the emotion that his fans have come to expect."
—:Greenville News

"Nicholas Sparks waves his magic romance wand once again, this time over the idea of transformational first love....Sparks is a modern master of fateful love stories and road-not-taken fables written in uncluttered prose."
—:BookPage

"Sparks creates a bittersweet message in Landon's rite of passage from a sheltered youngster to a selfless and loving man."
—:Charleston Post and Courier

"A very moving book."
—:Woman's Own

"Poignantly explores the innocence of first love...will touch the hearts of readers everywhere."
—:Anniston Star (AL)

"Sparks makes the story seem real, even as he makes his characters seem real. Part of the allure is that we want to believe that love can be pure and that good wins out in the end. Sparks helps us maintain that belief."
—:Wisconsin State Journal

"The Love Story for the millennium...manages to grab your heart and squeeze it...probably Sparks's most romantic novel yet."
—:Boca Raton Daily Sun (FL)

"There's no way this tender love story could disappoint."
—:Eagle Herald (WI)

"A gentle, old-fashioned romance that reminds us just how powerful love can be."
—:Rapport

"One of the books you'll definitely want to read by a cozy fire in winter....This book quickly joined Sparks's others as highly acclaimed creations. And with fine reason. Take this 'walk' with Sparks. You'll be glad you did."
—:Salisbury Post (NC)

"A remarkable love story that, like its predecessors, will touch the hearts of readers everywhere."
—:African Sun Times

"Sparks once again demonstrates skills built on a sure understanding of his characters and the scene and times in which they live....A well-written love story."
—:Amarillo Sunday News-Globe

"A slim volume that reads quickly, so you'll emerge cleansed by the tears and the luminosity of the story."
—:Baton Rouge Advocate

"Sparks has written a sweet tale of young but everlasting love, and though he's told us to expect both joy and sadness, the tears will still come."
—:New York Daily News

Grand Central Publishing
Category:
FICTION
Format:
TRADE PAPERBACK
Publish Date:
9/1/2004
Price:
$13.99/$17.50
ISBN:
9780446693806
Pages:
224
Size:
5-1/4" x 8"

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