The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

The tale of two teenagers, Noah and Allie, who meet one fateful summer and fall in love.

But Allie's parents do not approve of her relationship with Noah. He does not have the

education, money, or social prominence they wish for their daughter. Allie and her parents

move away and Noah writes to her for years, but after never receiving an answer gives up.

Years go by, but one thing remains constant---neither Allie nor Noah can forget the other.

Love changes your life forever and no matter what else happens in your life, the memory

of it stays with you.

Fourteen years later and three weeks before her wedding, Allie finds herself driving to New

Bern to find Noah for reasons she herself does not fully understand. Their reunion proves

once again that they are true soul mates, but is that enough? Can Allie forsake the "perfect

mate" who has not only her love but also the approval of her parents? Can she walk out on

Noah for a second time? Will Noah let her go?

The story then skips to the nursing home where an 80-year old Noah resides and spends

his time reading poetry to his fellow residents. But down the hall is a very special woman.

The reader will be overcome with emotion as this relationship unfolds and the missing

pieces of Noah and Allie's story are revealed in the notebook he carries with him. Intensely

romantic and a tribute to the power of true love, "The Notebook" will leave you

emotionally spent and thankful to be so.