Friday, December 23, 2005

The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks

I literally just finished reading The Wedding ten minutes ago. All I can say is that I put the book down with a tear in my eye, a smile on my face, and a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart. The Wedding is the sequel to the book The Notebook. I have not read The Notebook, but saw the movie last year and loved it. It is an easy read, written from the point of view of Wilson, the son-in-law of Noah Calhoun (the main character from The Notebook), and even though I have not read the first book, I was able to follow along just fine.

The book opens with a retrospective Wilson talking about the things he has learned over the past thirty years of marriage and explains to the reader that it has been a difficult, but rewarding journey. This retrospective attitude is brought upon by the fact that Wilson has forgotten his 29th wedding anniversary, and begins questioning why his wife married him in the first place.

The novel then shifts to a year later, eight days before his 30th wedding anniversary, and a visit from his eldest daughter in which she exclaims that she is getting married, but wants to get married on her parents' wedding anniversary. Reluctantly Wilson's wife agrees to this and begins helping her daughter plan this harried wedding. The novel takes us through the life of Wilson and his wife, the present and the past, the good times and the bad, leading us up to their daughter's wedding. I cannot say much more without giving away the ending, but if you enjoy romantic stories, The Wedding is the book for you!

"Sparks' 1996 debut novel, The Notebook, was a fast and easy read that sold millions upon millions of copies. Other bestselling love stories followed (Message in a Bottle; A Walk to Remember; The Guardian), but Sparks's fans have from the very beginning eagerly anticipated a sequel to the romantic tale of Allie and Noah Calhoun. The wait is now over. Attorney Wilson Lewis has been married to Noah and Allie's daughter, Jane, for 30 years. Wilson and Jane have raised three children and lived a satisfying and prosperous life in the bucolic town of New Bern, N.C. After forgetting his anniversary, Wilson realizes that the passion and romance have gone out of his marriage and fears his wife no longer loves him. Being a methodical man, he decides to embark on a yearlong program to renew his romantic ties to his wife, seeking out the advice of Noah, who now spends his days in a retirement home feeding a swan he is sure is the reincarnation of his beloved Allie. In the midst of Wilson's machinations, his daughter Anna announces she is getting married. The upcoming wedding provides Wilson with the opportunity to bring his elaborate plan to fruition. Sparks tells his sweet story competently, without sinking too deeply into the mire of sentiment; a gasp-inducing twist comes at the very end. Satisfied female readers will close the covers with a sigh and a wish that a little of the earnest, too-good-to-be-true Wilson might rub off on their own bedmates." --From Publishers Weekly Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Read a few pages: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0446693332/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-0514244-7095237#reader-link

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