Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska (viaBiography).
However, Sparks was sidelined with an injury to his Achilles tendon in his first year.
The rest is literary history.
Sparks wrote the novel when he was 28 years old (viaNicholas Sparks).
It was published in 1996 and went on to become a New York Times bestseller (viaBiography).
Don’t be afraid to check out “A Walk To Remember.”
Landon is the son of a wealthy man and Jamie is the daughter of a minister.
The two couldn’t be more different.
Yet, they are forced together by fate.
The couple fall in love only to discover that Jamie has a terminal illness.
The book will bring you back to your teenage days when your first love consumed your life.
It will also remind you just how precious life is, and how love can change everything.
To make the story all the more sweet and heartbreaking, it is based on real-life events.
The two got married, but Sparks' sister later died.
The book was also adapted into a film starringMandy Moore, which has become a fan-favorite over the years.
