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From Publishers Weekly:

In 1932, two North Carolina teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks fall in love. Spending one idyllic summer together in the small town of New Bern, Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson do not meet again for 14 years. Noah has returned from WWII to restore the house of his dreams, having inherited a large sum of money. Allie, programmed by family and the "caste system of the South" to marry an ambitious, prosperous man, has become engaged to powerful attorney Lon Hammond. When she reads a newspaper story about Noah's restoration project, she shows up on his porch step, re-entering his life for two days. Will Allie leave Lon for Noah? The book's slim dimensions and cliche-ridden prose will make comparisons to The Bridges of Madison County inevitable. What renders Sparks's sentimental story somewhat distinctive are two chapters, which take place in a nursing home in the '90s, that frame the central story. The first sets the stage for the reading of the eponymous notebook, while the later one takes the characters into the land beyond happily ever after, a future rarely examined in books of this nature. Early on, Noah claims that theirs may be either a tragedy or a love story, depending on the perspective.

This is an International Bookray/Ray it Forward for The Notebook by: Nicholas Sparks. This is an open Bookray until it reaches its final destination! Then the last person on the list will Ray it Forward to another Bookcrosser.

Bookray Started: December 7, 2007
1. When you receive book, please make a journal entry.
2. PM the next person on the list for their address. (Always check to make sure the list hasn’t changed.) Make sure the person is able to take the book.
3. After you read the book, tell us what you thought of the book.
4. When you mail the book, make another journal entry to let us know.
5. Try to keep the book for only a month. If you are having trouble please PM me or e-mail me.: j(dot)Chaban(at)Comcast(dot)net
6. If you see anyone on this list who is a known staller of bookrings please let me know that too!
7. At the end the book will be a Ray it Forward, so if you are the last on the list, read it and then pass on to a member of Bookcrossing!
8. Most importantly have fun and enjoy the book!! Thank you!

JennyC1230

List of participants for the Bookray:

1. Shausha/North Amer. shipping (US)
2. NMReader/US only (US)
3. ButtrcupHarmony/US only (US)
4. Shroffland/Intl. okay (Georgia)
5. ArabellaFigg/UK shipping pref. (UK)
6. iliotropio/Intl. ok (Belgium)
7. kotus123/Europe pref. (Germany) <---Book is possibly stalled here! No answer to PM's or ISO's in forum.

Last person continue the Bookray or Ray It Forward to another Bookcrosser!

*NaturLuvr and hawk19840 - *Skipped due to no response*
solskinn/Intl. (Germany) - *Received a copy, would like to be skipped*

Update: Sept. 2, 2008

This person has been added to NMReader's Bookray:

SarahBear/Australia only (Australia) *wants to be last*

Mailed to Shausha on Dec. 7th to start the Bookray.
Delivery Confirmation #03071790000411909254

I received this book today in PA. It is a bookray. Will start it today. Thank you.

I have finished The Notebook and notified the next in line NMReader. I will mail it out as soon as I get the address. A very good book.

Loved this book; noone should ever get in the way of true love. I am mailing this book out today to NMReader.

I received the book today. I added to my mount TBR

I am running a little behind on reading this book. I will have it in the mail no later then 2/25. Sorry about the delay.

I finished this a few minutes ago. I have seen the movie and while I think James Garner did a wonderful job in the movie, I think Sparks' writing is more evocative.

Even knowing the story, I wondered at the decision that Allie would make.

I think most people long for a love like Noah's and Allie's

RELEASE NOTES:

I will take to the PO after I get out of work and before going to the movies.

Thanks for including me in the Ray.

Received this today, a happy little surprise to brighten my day.

RELEASE NOTES:

Sent off to Shroffland

This arrived today from ButtrcupHarmony! I'm looking forward to reading it, and then passing it on to ArabellaFigg.

RELEASE NOTES:

On its way, finally, to ArabellaFigg! Enjoy it as much as I did!

I finished it on a trip to Los Angeles this past week, and I've just come honme to discover that Netflix has delivered the DVD with James Garner! What timing, and what a treat to read and watch.

Book arrived at the weekend, thanks Shroffland! Been a bit busy but will start it ASAP.

A very good book, made me a bit weepy, :( I'd recommend the film too.

Posted to iliotropio today.

The Notebook is now in the heart of Europe,in Brussels. Many thanks ArabellaFigg!

This touching love story is now on its way to kotus123. Happy reading!