I am really glad with it!

 

Time ago, some people recommended me a film called “A walk to remember” based on Nicholas Sparks’s book. I had already listened from the author due to his most famous book “The notebook”. Knowing there was the written publication I preferred to watch the film instead of reading it. I was shocked by it, I loved it at the first moment and it became one of my favourites films ever. However, as everybody knows, books as much better than films, so I had something pending. The last time I stayed in London I bought the book, but it hasn’t been until this year that I decided to read it and…. it has surprised me again. There are some differences with the film, for instance the period when the story happens, and there are more details, as the first meeting, friendships or parental relations. If you don’t like romantic books probably you won’t enjoy it, but I consider it is a well-written book with a heart-wrenching end.

 

This novel is the love story of Landon and Jamie, who had the time of their life last year at high school. He was a popular boy consider as “bad boy”. She was the reverend’s daughter and an example of kindness and unselfishness. Landon needed to have a date for the homecoming dance and his last option was Jamie who couldn’t say no. After that moment they started to spend time together and Landon fell in love with her. She showed her a different path, the effort and generosity one. However, Jamie hid a secret, she was unfortunately ill, without any hope. They made the most of their time together. Jamie was Landon’s life-saver. He wanted to be a better person with prospects and finally he could achieve all his goals.

 

SUMMARY
Noah is a strong-willed character who reads again and again a story to his wife Allie who suffers from Alzheimer. The story is in fact their love story. The reading contributes to Allie’s memory recovering.

Noah, a humble boy, and Allie, a socialite girl, met at summer holidays. They fell in love and spent a great summer. Unfortunately her parents didn’t accept the relationship and decided to leave the village hastily. 

Noah wrote hundreds of letters to Allie, but her mum hid them. With no answer, he decided to stop writing and went to the war. At his back he couldn’t forget her and built their dreams’ house as a way to conclude the relationship. 

On the other hand, Allie was about to marry a wealthy lawyer but she saw at the newspaper that their dreams’ house was on sale. She went to the summer village, met Noah and asked why he built that house instead of writing to her. When Allie and Noah talked they could understand what had happened.

This is a story of love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph, and have the power to create a miracle.