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A popular teenager falls for a quiet minister’s daughter in a small North Carolina town
1999Steady paceMelancholic
What it is about
In 1958 Beaufort, North Carolina, Landon Carter is a popular senior who is made to join the school play as punishment. His partner is Jamie Sullivan, a quiet girl who carries a Bible and keeps to herself. The two slowly get to know each other, and he finds he is changed by it.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like gentle, emotional romances.
What you will get
A short and heartfelt novel. Keep tissues nearby.
Behind the book
The book was published in 1999, and a film adaptation followed in 2002.
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A Walk to Remember Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Romance · First love · Faith · Small town
Length
240 pages · ≈ 7 h
More about this book
Characters
Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan.
Setting
Beaufort, North Carolina, in the late 1950s.
What makes it different
A gentle, faith-tinged romance for teens.
Feel
Sweet, sentimental and sad.
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