A rebellious teenager spends a summer at the beach with the father she has not forgiven
What it is about
Ronnie is seventeen and angry when she and her little brother are sent to spend the summer with their father in a North Carolina beach town. She wants nothing to do with him or with the piano he once taught her. Over the summer she meets a boy, and her relationship with her father slowly changes.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like a classic summer love story with a family core.
What you will get
An easy, emotional read. It was released together with a 2010 film.
Behind the book
Sparks wrote the book and the 2010 film adaptation at the same time.
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The Last Song Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Romance · Father and daughter · Summer · Music
Length
390 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Ronnie Miller, her father Steve and a local boy named Will.
Setting
A small North Carolina beach town.
What makes it different
Sparks wrote the novel alongside the film screenplay.
Feel
Sentimental and tearful.
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