A man picks up a very special notebook and begins reading to his beloved wife, his voice recalling the story of their poignant and bittersweet journey to happiness...so begins THE NOTEBOOK, a touching novel that is a dual tale of love lost and found, and of a couple's gentle efforts to retrieve the most cherished moments of their lives. THE NOTEBOOK is irrepressibly romantic and has become a classic.

Nicholas Sparks is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers THE RESCUE and NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, as well as THE NOTEBOOK, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, A WALK TO REMEMBER, A BEND IN THE ROAD, THE GUARDIAN, THE WEDDING, and his moving memoir, THREE WEEKS WITH MY BROTHER, written with his brother, Micah. All his books were New York Times and international bestsellers translated into more than thirty languages, and MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, A WALK TO REMEMBER, and THE NOTEBOOK were adapted into major motion pictures. Nicholas Sparks lives in North Carolina with his wife and family.

Nicholas Sparks 是當今美國文壇最擅長說故事的人之一，多部小說都已改編成電影，最為耳熟能詳的作品有《The Notebook 手劄情緣》、《Message in a Bottle 瓶中信》等，他擅長描寫平凡人生中不平凡的愛情，其中《手劄情緣》一上市更被視為「真愛不朽」的最佳見證。他的小說人物通常簡單，不過其中的感情卻都能讓讀者感同身受，因此一齣版就會立刻登上暢銷書榜。最新力作《Dear John》空降New York Times文學類排行榜冠軍，擠下Mitch Albom《For One More Day》及Stephen King《Lisey's Story》，並同時榮登Publisher's Weekly、The Washington Post、Barnes & Noble、Amazon.com…各大排行榜首位。