A Walk to Remember

A high school rebel and a minister's daughter find strength in each other in this star-crossed tale of "young but everlasting love" (Chicago Sun-Times).

There was a time when the world was sweeter....when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats.... Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town's Baptist minister....Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart-and the joy and pain of living. The inspiration for this novel came from Nicholas Sparks's sister: her life and her courage. From the internationally bestselling author Nicholas Sparks, comes his most moving story yet....

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Published Jun 25, 2019

224 pages

Average rating: 8

185 RATINGS

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KelSpinski
Jan 09, 2026
10/10 stars
A bit of a tear jerker
Aravind Anilkumar
Dec 10, 2025
6/10 stars
Beautiful, poetic and romantic. It is not a classic and not a far fetched attempt at literary genius but it is what story telling is all about. Simple, straightforward and relatable.
i_read_books
Feb 10, 2024
9/10 stars
so good a must read
yenjii
Jan 25, 2024
6/10 stars
Don't know why I thought Jamie's 'secret' was something sinister and evil
Remi
Sep 15, 2023
10/10 stars
I really enjoyed this book. Great story of love found so unexpected.

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