A Touching Tale of True Love

Nicholas Sparks has become famous for writing novels with sweet and tender love story that appeals to the romantic in all of us. He does not disappoint us with this novel “The Notebook” as he weaves the tale of two teenagers, Noah and Allie, who meet one fateful summer and then fall in love. Since the course of true love is never smooth, it does not come as a surprise when Allie’s folks do not approve of her relationship with Noah. Noah does not have the education, money, or social elevation they wish for their only daughter. So Allie’s parents try to break them apart by making them move away. But despite that, Noah still writes her for years, however, when he receives no answer, he finally gives up. World War II comes and their lives change. But one thing remains constant – Noah and Allie cannot forget each other. As Noah’s friend Gus tells him, first love changes your life forever and regardless of what happens in your life, the memory of your true love stays with you. So fourteen years later, and just three weeks before her wedding, Allie finds herself driving to New Bern to find Noah. Whatever the reason that is, she does not fully understand. They are reunited and it just proves that they are indeed soulmates, but is that enough? Can Allie desert and abandon the “perfect mate” who has not only her love but also the one whom her parents approve of? 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 lives and spends his time reading poetry to his fellow residents. But down the hall is a very special woman. The readers will be overcome and overwhelmed 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. This novel, The Notebook, is intensely romantic, will leave you emotionally spent, and is a tribute to the power of true love.