And besides, in novels where “love is supposed to conquer all,” most readers want to believe that almost any obstacle can be overcome Yes, prejudice still exists and in small pockets of society, such issues might still predominate, but as a general rule, prejudice is frowned upon, and I strive to write novels that feel universal to the majority of people. Class, race, feuds and religion were “fair game,” but in the 21st century – and especially in the United States – these issues simply don’t ring as true. Why, after all, if two people love each other, can’t they be together?Ī hundred years ago, stories like these were much easier to craft. The problem, however, is that such novels are exceedingly difficult to conceive, let alone write. I love to craft a novel – like The Notebook – in which the characters long to be together but can’t, for fate has conspired to keep them apart. But he decided to let Savannah go- because he cared about her more than himself.While I’ve earned a reputation as an author who specializes in tragic endings, I want to go on record as saying that my favorite novels to write are those with bittersweet endings. It was obvious to John, Savannah, and even her new husband, that Savannah still had love for John. After the return he seeks out Savannah, where he is surprised to learn of her life events following her marriage to another man. Armed Forces.John returns home on leave from the army when he gets news of his father's death. Feeling a lack of direction and no good fatherly influence in his life, John enlisted in the U.S. John knows there is something wrong with him but he has never been to a doctor to find out what it is. The story is partially set in Wilmington, North Carolina where John's father was a single parent who had difficulty having meaningful conversation with his son and has an obsession with coin collecting. John Tyree, the main character, has a father with Asperger's syndrome.

They are separated during the man's military service. It was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2007.The story is about a romantic couple who fall in love over one summer. Sparks took inspiration from the real-life story of his cousin Todd Vance who served in the U.S. Its plot is an adaptation to present day's American culture of three plays Marius, Fanny and César, called la Trilogie Marseillaise written by French author Marcel Pagnol c. Dear John is a romance novel by American writer Nicholas Sparks released in 2006.

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