Nicholas Sparks







Nicholas Sparks

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born
December 31, 1965

gender
male

place of birth
Omaha, Nebraska, The United States

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Literature & Fiction


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Nicholas Charles Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 31, 1965, the second son of Patrick Michael (1942-1996) and Jill Emma Marie (Thoene) Sparks (1942-1989). His siblings are Michael Earl Sparks (b. Dec. 1964), and Danielle Sparks (b. Dec. 1966, d. June, 2000). As a child, he lived in Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Grand Island, Nebraska, finally settling in Fair Oaks, California at the age of eight. His father was a professor, his mother a homemaker, then optometrist's assistant. He lived in Fair Oaks through high school, graduated valedictorian in 1984, and received a full track scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.

After breaking the Notre Dame school record as part of a relay team in 1985 as a freshman (a recor...more




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The Notebook The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.86 — 45,651 ratings — published 1996
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A Walk to Remember A Walk to Remember
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avg rating 3.89 — 17,029 ratings — published 1999
66 editions
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The Wedding The Wedding
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.90 — 12,108 ratings — published 2003
36 editions
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Message in a Bottle Message in a Bottle
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.70 — 10,051 ratings — published 1998
51 editions
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A Bend in the Road A Bend in the Road
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.82 — 9,444 ratings — published 2001
40 editions
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The Guardian The Guardian
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.92 — 8,644 ratings — published 2003
33 editions
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Nights in Rodanthe Nights in Rodanthe
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.61 — 9,385 ratings — published 2002
44 editions
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The Rescue The Rescue
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.83 — 8,173 ratings — published 2000
38 editions
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Dear John Dear John
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.76 — 7,536 ratings — published 2006
27 editions
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At First Sight At First Sight
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.71 — 7,432 ratings — published 2005
26 editions
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"There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough."
Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook)
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"Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can."
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"Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it"
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