Sweet, accessible, uplifting and predictable, the latest love story from Sparks (The Notebook) leaves the reader with just one burning question: Why is this consummate beach book being published ...

Nicholas Sparks is a famous authorMany of his books have turned into moviesLearn more in the video In addition to accumulating book sales of more than 115 million copies worldwide, translated into ...

That means a lot.” For Sparks, the story is even more important and deeply personal because he based Jamie on his sister Danielle Sparks Lewis who died in June 2000 at the age of 33.