The notebook
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Genre: p.2: “The romantics would call this a love story, the cyncics would call it a tragedy. In
my mind it’s a little bit of both.”
Publisher location: United States of America
Name of publisher: Hachette Book Group // Warner Vision
Year published: 1st time: year. Book read by me: year.
Number of Pages: 213 pages
First sentence
Who am I?
Summary
Noah, an old man with a faded, well-worn notebook full of his life stories, he had a simple
life but still more than any man could ask for. He met the love of his life at a festival and
from that moment on he knew he would spent the rest of his life with her, Allie nelson
now an old woman with Alzheimer’s in a nursing home. Allie’s condition gets worse every
day until one day he begins to read to her. Their own story.
It begins the summer of 1932, at the festival. It was their own summer of love
until Allie’s parents found out. Allies father was a wealthy man with an important position in
society and Noah was just a man that worked hard to earn his money. Allies parents thought
the relationship was a waste of time so they decided to go back to New York. Noah was
unable to keep her in New Bern and after 2 years of writing her he went up north to work at
a metal scrap yard. When world war 2 began he went in the military for a few years.
Allie at this time got past her sadness and met Lon, soon she fell in love with him. After 4
years of being together Lon asked her to marry him. Wedding plans were being made,
everything was set but then Allie saw Noah in the paper. Before she knew it she was
in New Bern driving to his renovated plantation home asking herself what she was really
doing there.
Noah who just came back from the war was extremely glad to see Allie again, after she told
him she was engaged and happy he lost all hope. As one thing let to another soon they were
once again spending time together. Allie was lying to her fiancé and felt guilty about it but
her feelings for Noah grew stronger these past few days. It felt good to be with each other
again until Allies mother Anne showed up. Her mother revealed the letters she never got
and warbed her that Lon, by this time very suspicious war on his way. It was a disaster
as Allie was forced to choose between two wonderful men.
In the end Allie made the right decision, she told Lon the truth and broke of the
engagement, she went back to Noah that same day where he took her in with open arms.
They are now married for 49 years theve led a full life with a lot of ups and downs and even
in their last days together they are more in love than ever.
Characters
Main character
Noah is the one who has been reading the Notebook for Allie. He loves her.
Allie is the one who has Alzheimer’s.
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