Kate Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Synopsis: After thirty years of marriage, Wilson Lewis, son-in-law of Allie and Noah Calhoun (of The Notebook), is forced to admit that the romance has gone out of his marriage. Desperate to win back his wife, Jane's, heart, he must figure out how to make her fall in love with him... again. Despite the shining example of Allie and Noah's marriage, Wilson is himself a man unable to easily express his emotions. A successful estate attorney, he has provided well for his family, but now, with his daughter's upcoming wedding, he is forced to face the fact that he and Jane have grown apart and he wonders if she even loves him anymore. Wilson is sure of one thing--his love for his wife has only deepened and intensified over the years. Now, with the memories of his in-laws' magnificent fifty-year love affair as his guide, Wilson struggles to find his way back into the heart of the woman he adores. As the synopsis states, this is the follow up book to The Notebook. At first, when I saw that there was a sequel, I was unsure as to how that would work (if you have read The Notebook I'm sure you will understand my questioning) but I was satisfied with this book. The story does not follow Allie and Noah, but their son-in-law Wilson. He is hard-working , to the point where he has seemingly neglected his family. He wanted to provide them with a great life, but that meant he missed parties and sporting events, and worked very late most days. This seemed fine until he forgot his wedding anniversary. This woke him up to the fact his marriage was strained and his wife was sad. This caused him to try and change his ways - and is helped by his daughter announcing that she is getting married. This gives him an opportunity to repair his marriage. The more Nicholas Sparks novels I read, the more I love him as an author. However, this is not my favourite of his works. I found this book started slowly, and it took a while to get going. By halfway through though, I had warmed up to Wilson and I loved all he was doing for Jane. The surprise at the end was gorgeous, and I sat there with a warmed heart and a smile on my face. I did like Jane, and felt sorry for her and felt her pain; although I did think that if she was unhappy she should have spoken out. I took some time to warm up to Wilson but I started to like him the more I read. I thought their relationship was sweet - especially in the beginning when Wilson was shy and sensible. This might be heresy to say, but I preferred Noah in this novel than I did in The Notebook. He was wise and loving in this novel, whereas I found him a bit desperate in The Notebook. This is a lovely romance novel. It is not a long book and worth reading if you like a heart warming, satisfying story. Nicholas Sparks is a great writer and I will be reading more of his novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I have recently read The Notebook Kate and thoroughly enjoyed it. Sounds like this may be one I would like to follow it on with. Nice review about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexia94 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 this book is beautiful *_* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I absolutely loved reading this book. Did not expect the surprise at the end! Such a great love story and book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I loved this book, the surprise blew me away too. I didn't see it coming. Nicholas Sparks is a great writer and I hope to eventually own and read all of his books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBookLover Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I loved the Notebook, I will have to buy this book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I loved this book, the surprise blew me away too. I didn't see it coming. Nicholas Sparks is a great writer and I hope to eventually own and read all of his books. I have almost read them all! I own quite a few. Only 3 or 4 left for me to read until I've read them all. At least until he writes another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadia Tahna Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I liked The Notebook by Sparks. This one wasn't bad either. Sweet love story. Wilson actually changed himself a lot for the love of his life. Can't say I didn't see the surprise coming though. Sparks needs to work on his twists in stories. I've found that he follows this one pattern in all his books, making them predictable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmab1692 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I only watched the notebook as a film, I never read the book, so The a wedding wasy first Nicholas Sparks book. And I really enjoyed, theres something special about falling in love with the same person twice. The only thing I found was it was a little predictable, but im not sure if thats because im into that type of book or if its his style of writting. Really enjoyed though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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