’’Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear’’
No one could have explained it better other than Nicholas Sparks in his book ’’A walk to remember’’..
A walk to remember is the story of Landon Carter:A teenager of 17 years, the son of prominent Congressman who is seldom at home. Always upto some mischief, he has all the traits that an adolescent boy would. He’s never thought about his future, does not possess any extraordinary talents that he could boast of, or be of use to him.
A young boy who never thought that he would fall in love at 17 years, a love which would last him through his life..
This is the story of Jamie Sullivan:Daughter of a Baptist minister, she is a sweet, shy, homely, young girl who always holds her deceased mother’s Bible to her heart, who willingly volunteers at a local orphanage, loves to go to church, loves to help people...a girl who changes a 17 year old boy’s life..forever..
No one would have guesses that they will fall in love..with each other.This is their story..a case of opposites attract..or destiny..
Landon surprises himself by asking Jamie to be his partner to their homecoming school dance as he finds himself without a date.He bears the brunt of the comments of his friends as Jamie is not exactly the kind of girl one would ask out on a date..It could have ended right there, but he soon finds himself enjoying the company of this docile girl with her talks about God, and the children at the orphange..With a little prodding from her, he finds himself going to the orphanage, collecting funds and even inviting her over to dinner..At last realization strikes, They’re in love..but just as things are going well, the youngsters find themselves facing a crisis that threathens to ruin the best thing that has happened to the both of them..
About Nicholas Sparks: All his books are sweet stories about love between perfectly ordinary people..people like us..His books talk about love as it would happen to anyone among us, ..No tall, dark and handsome charecters, no breathtakingly beautiful, glamourous heroine..quite the opposite, his stories consist of simple people, leading normal lives..people who are searching for love, people who are scared to love, people who have lost their love..The most appealing thing that I love in his books are that when u love someone they automatically become the most beautiful person that u have seen. All his books seem tohave the messeage that when love exceeds beyond looks, then it becomes true love..a love which would be hard to forget..
A walk to remember reminds us of the old rule that love abides by..Love strikes when u least expect it..