From the back cover:

There was a time when the world was sweeter...when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina wore dresses, and the men donned hats. Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly, the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town's Baptist minister...Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart--and the joy and pain of living.

(this is not the cover on this book...)

I'm really not big on books like this, though it was a very easy, quick read and at least I know something about what makes the NY Time Bestsellers list. This is the first Nicholas Sparks book I've read and I have to say that while I didn't dislike it, the writing just doesn't make me want to read more by the same author. The annual yard sale where I picked this up is coming up, which reminded me that it's still on my shelf, and the time has come to let it go for someone else's enjoyment!

If you catch this book, please journal it and pass it on!

Left in box by front door. Please enjoy and journal this book! Happy 2011!!