Nicholas Sparks: Biography, List of Books, and Quotes

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Brief Biography of Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Charles Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on New Year’s Eve, a scant eighty minutes prior to 1966. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1988 and is one of the more critically acclaimed authors of the past 5 years. Nicholas is an internationally-bestselling American novelist and screenwriter. He has 17 published novels, with themes that include Christian faith, love, tragedy and fate. Six have been adapted to film, including Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John and The Last Song. Two other books are in the process of being made into films; True Believer is expected to be released in 2011; The Lucky One is expected to be released in 2012.

List of Books By Nicholas Sparks

The Notebook (October 1996): A man with a faded, well-worn notebook open in his lap. A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn’t understand. Until he begins to read to her. The Notebook is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love, a story of miracles that will stay with you forever.

Message in a Bottle (April 1998): Thrown to the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found just three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, discovers it during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist.

A Walk to Remember (October 1999): Every April, when the wind blows from the sea and mingles with the scent of lilacs, Landon Carter remembers his last year at Beaufort High. It was 1958, and Landon had already dated a girl or two. He even swore that he had once been in love.

The Rescue (September 2000): When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can’t bring himself to make: he can’t fall in love.

A Bend in the Road (September 2001): Miles Ryan’s life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. Missy had been his first love, and Miles fervently believes she will be his last. As a deputy in the North Carolina town of New Bern, Miles Ryan not only grieves for Missy, but also longs to bring the unknown driver to justice.

Nights in Rodanthe (September 2002): From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes a tender story of hope and joy; of sacrifice and forgiveness — a moving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it.

The Guardian (April 2003): Julie Barenson’s young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died – a puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years later, twenty-nine year-old Julie is far too young to have given up on love.

The Wedding (September 2003): After thirty years of marriage, Wilson Lewis, son-in-law of Allie and Noah Calhoun, 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.

Three Weeks With My Brother (April 2004): The day the brochure came was a typical one. With a wife and five small children, a hectic schedule, and a new book due to his publishers, Nicholas Sparks was busy with his usual routine.

True Believer (April 2005): Jeremy Marsh is the ultimate New Yorker: handsome, almost always dressed in black, and part of the media elite. An expert on debunking the supernatural with a regular column in “Scientific American,” he’s just made his first appearance on national TV.

At First Sight (October 2006): There are a few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he’d never do: he’d never leave New York City; never give his heart away after barely surviving one failed marriage; and never become a parent. Now Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, engaged to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the start of their family.

Dear John (October 2007): An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life–until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah.

The Choice (September 2007): Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life — boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies — he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style.

The Lucky One (October 2008): When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket.

The Last Song (September 2009): Seventeen year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father… until her mother decides it would be in everyone’s best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him.

Safe Haven (September 2010): When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past.

Wokini: This book will teach you about yourself, show you what it means to be happy, and lead you on your own personal journey to feel more satisfied in your life. In Wokini, you will find the key to peace of mind and self-understanding.

Quotes by Nicholas Sparks

• “I finally understood what true love meant…love meant that you care for another person’s happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.”
• “Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn’t make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more”
• “Nothing that’s worthwhile is ever easy. Remember that.”
• “I don’t know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.”
• “My daddy said, that the first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try, that feeling just never goes away.”
• “love, I’ve come to understand is more than three words mumbled before bedtime.”
• “Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because there’s nothing to make it last.”

Movies by Nicholas Sparks

‘Message in a Bottle’
The movie version of Message in a Bottle, starring Kevin Costner and Robin Wright Penn, was released in 1999. Message in a Bottle is about a woman who finds a love letter in a bottle and becomes determined to track down the author.

‘A Walk to Remember’
The movie version of A Walk to Remember, starring Shane West and Mandy Moore, was released in 2002. A Walk to Remember is the story of a popular guy who is forced to tutor a plain girl from a poor school.

‘The Notebook’
The movie version of The Notebook, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, was released in 2004. The Notebook is about a man who reads to an old woman he visits from a faded notebook that tells the story of a couple who are separated by World War II.

‘Nights in Rodanthe’
The movie version of Nights in Rodanthe, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, was released in September 2008. Nights in Rodanthe is about a woman who is tending a friend’s inn for the weekend in order to escape problems in her life, and meets a man going through his own crisis of conscience.

‘Dear John’
Dear John is a love story about an army sergeant who falls in love shortly before 9/11. The movie was be released in February 2010.

‘The Last Song’
When Veronica Miller’s parents divorce and her dad moves from New York City to Wilmington, NC, she becomes angry and estranged from both of them. Two years after the divorce, Veronica’s mother decides that she wants her to spend the whole summer with her father in Wilmington.

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