A couple of days later, Eric mocks the couple during their walk home and Landon becomes truly embarrassed to be with Jamie. One day at rehearsal, Jamie asks if Landon will walk her home, after which it becomes routine. Landon knows that if his friends learn about his role in the play, he will be teased relentlessly. Jamie, on the other hand, could not be happier about her new cast mate. While Landon is not very enthusiastic about participating, he agrees to it anyway. His best friend, Eric Hunter, who is the most popular boy in school, helps him and, to his surprise, Landon wins the in the school's production of The Christmas Angel. Landon's father pressures him into running for class president. Landon is more reclusive, which causes some tension in their relationship. His father is not around very much, as he lives in Washington, D.C. His father is a genial, charismatic congressman. Landon lives in the small, religious town of Beaufort, North Carolina.

The remainder of the story takes place when Landon is a 17-year-old high school senior. '. I suppose I wrote this novel not only so that you could get to know my sister, but so that you would know what a wonderful thing it was that her husband once did for her. After her death, Sparks said in the eulogy.

His sister's husband proposed marriage to her despite her sickness. And just like Landon and Jamie, never in a thousand years did anyone think he would ever deeply fall head-over-heels for her.

And just like Jamie, she always carried the Bible around with her every where she went. For example, his sister, just like Jamie, was never popular at school and always wore an ugly sweater. Although the story is largely fictional, certain parts were based on real experience.

The novel was inspired by Sparks' sister, Danielle Sparks Lewis, who later died of cancer in June 2000. A Walk to Remember is adapted in the film of the same name. The novel, set in 1958-'59 in Beaufort, North Carolina, is a story of two teenagers who fall in love with each other despite the disparity of their personalities. ' Love is like the wind, you can't see itĪ Walk to Remember is a novel by American writer Nicholas Sparks, released in October 1999.

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