I kept thinking that this book would make a good screenplay. It did not make a good book. Nicholas Sparks has some good, though simple, ideas for a plot. Problem is: he can't write. This book is better suited in the junvenile section of a library where an author's ability to use detail to enhance a story does not matter. His publisher has done a great job selling Sparks. Perhaps they can find him a better editor to improve his writing.