About this title: This sequel to THE NOTEBOOK takes up the story a generation later, with the 30-year marriage of Jane and Wilson Lewis. Now middle-aged, Wilson fears that his long and happy marriage is on the rocks, and he sets out to win his wife back.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780446693332ISBN:0446693332
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. One vertival crease on front cover(along corner of spine). No other flaws. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780446693332ISBN:0446693332
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VERY GOOD CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK, ADDRESS STAMPED ON FIRST PAGE-SHIPS QUICKLY. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. VERY GOOD CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK, ADDRESS STAMPED ON FIRST PAGE-SHIPS QUICKLY. F-Sparks, Nicholas, Grand Central Publishing, 2004. "It's heartbreaking to think that your wife may not love you, and that night, after Jane had carried the perfume up to our bedroom, I..." 21st Century; Contemporary; Family; Fiction; ... read more
"I loved the Notebook and a Walk to Remember, and had high hopes for this one, too. I can't say I was immediately hooked. Few writers can get away with the back story that Sparks does, and I can't say I was emotionally invested until a quarter of the way in, when I began to feel Wilson's profound desire to rekindle his wife's trust and affection.
Many times I found myself relating to the wife, though she was not the POV character. I found I had to keep reading to see if Wilson could win his bride of thirty years back after a workaholic's lifetime of neglect.
I gave it five stars because of the last third of the book, which was hopelessly romantic and full of surprises. I appreciate Spark's gift of painting such vivid characters who are not static,young and beautiful, but real, flawed, and deeply human. The very end delighted me with enough breathtaking imagery and heartwarming resolution to fittingly conclude a sequel to a great story. Lovely."
"It was a bit sappy. And a bit predictable. And a bit long-winded. It seemed that there were never any conflicts in this book, sans the original conflict he tells of at the very beginning. After that, the whole book is filled with perfect happenings and good luck. It did make me watch The Notebook again. There were some inconsistencies with The Wedding (book) and The Notebook movie. I will have to read The Notebook now - because I want to see the liberties that the movie took with that book.
I suppose it's just my personality - but I wouldn't want to have a surprise wedding thrown for myself. I don't know, maybe by my 30th anniversary I will be a changed woman and that would appeal to me. Don't surprise me like that, though! I can't imagine trying to prepare for a wedding for my daughter, only to discover that the wedding is for myself! It wouldn't be a good surprise for me."
"I'm a big Nicholas Sparks fan, so I may be somewhat biased as I review this book. THE WEDDING is the sequel to THE NOTEBOOK, the love story of Noah and Allie: a love that almost didn't happen. Now, in THE WEDDING, we meet the next two generations of family members, and a somewhat complex story is told.
Noah is now living at Creekside, where he and Allie had moved toward the end of her life. He spends his time feeding a lone female swan, distinguished by a dark patch of color on her chest. Noah feels that this is Allie come back to him, and his children feel that he's lost touch with the world. Noah, however, never gives up on his theory and insists that it is his dear beloved wife.
Noah and Allie's oldest daughter, Jane, is married to Wilson Lewis. They've been married for nearly 30 years and have raised three children, all of whom are now adults. Jane and Wilson's story is told in flashbacks, as Wilson remembers what brought him and Jane together all those years ago. The reason for his reflections, though, is that he knows Jane is very unhappy with their marriage. So unhappy, that she leaves town for a few weeks to spend with their son Joseph. She doesn't say exactly why she left, but Wilson knows she needs to get away to think things over.
In the meantime, their oldest daughter Anna has announced that she and her boyfriend Keith plan to be married in a few weeks. She doesn't want anything fancy, and plans to marry at the justice of the peace. However, this is not what Jane wants for her daughter. Suddenly, Jane shows a new interest in life, and with the help of Wilson the two of them proceed to organize the best wedding any daughter ever had.
As the wedding plans take shape, Wilson keeps Noah up to date. During their visits, Wilson notes how Noah dotes on the swan, talking to her and sharing his thoughts with her. A few odd events almost convince Wilson that maybe this is indeed Allie reborn, but he always keeps these thoughts to himself. And all through these visits, Noah reminisces about his wife, while Wilson remembers his own first love Jane.
The title THE WEDDING is misleading, but this was Sparks' intention. Yes, the entire book is about the family getting ready for the big wedding, but the reader will realize by the end of the book that the story is much more than just THE WEDDING. The ending will surprise you, as it surprised some of the characters in the book. The story of the swan helps round out this tale of eternal love and may turn even the most cynical of persons into a romantic."
"The Wedding is the sequel to Sparks's popular novel/movie The Notebook. Wilson Lewis has been married for 30 years. A hard-working estate lawyer, he passed the years in his office while his saintly wife raised his three children. While certain that he is in love with his wife, he is absent-minded and practical, as opposed to romantic. Over the years, he has taken his relationship for granted, and when he completely forgets his 29th anniversary, he is sure that his wife is contemplating leaving him. So, he spends the entire next year planning the perfect gift for his 30th anniversary and figuring out ways to make his wife fall back in love with him - with a little help from his aging and quite ill father-in-law. Two weeks before his anniversary, Wilson's oldest daughter Anna announces that she is getting married - and quickly. Wanting her grandfather to be alive for the ceremony, she decides her parents' wedding anniversary would be a perfect date, throwing a wrench into Wilson's plans to win back his wife. But, as the planning takes on a frenzied pace, Wilson pitches in - reminiscing about the past 30 years with his wife, and being to understand that he needs to make drastic changes if he intends to live out the rest of his life with his wife as planned. This is the first Sparks novel that I've read, but it played out as I've heard all his novels do - in a romantic feel good sort of way (some might say cheesy). I kept expecting something bad to happen - and there are some twists and turns, and a few teary moments (sad and happy) - but in the end, I got the happy ending Wilson and I both wanted."
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