A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

A poignant story of a love found...and lost.

Landon Carter gave Jaime Sullivan his word that he would never fall in love with her. Without any adequate explanation, except that he thought it was the right thing to do, Landon began doing things for Jaime, things he had never done before. Within weeks of being with her, Landon broke his word. Just when he feels everything is perfect, Jaime tells him the painful truth: she has leukemia and she's dying.

I'm a sucker for happy endings. Who isn't? In this novel by Nicholas Sparks, the heroine dies and leaves behind her handsome and beloved hero. Others may see this as the zenith of all sad endings but I see otherwise. The miracle isn't in Jaime recovering but in Landon living. Faith, indeed, can move mountains. Jaime's faith in and love for Landon made him the man nobody thought he could ever be.

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