Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Living... in Beaufort, N.C. She lives with her father, who is a preacher. Her mother died soon after she was born. Her father says he's sorry Jamie’s mother isn't here to help her become a woman.
Profession... high school student. But she doesn't love going. The other kids make fun of her because she is different and only has one worn-out sweater. So she sits at lunch table seven, which is reserved for outcasts.
Interests... rehearsing with the drama club. The pressure is on because Jamie just got the lead part.
Relationship Status... dating Landon, one of the most popular and richest boys in school. She and he are nothing alike, so it's pretty surprising. Although she cares for Landon, she knows their relationship cannot last much longer. That’s why she had Landon promise not to fall in love with her. But it appears that he may be breaking his promise.
Challenge... a secret she has. Landon thinks she is going crazy because she is acting strange around him. But the truth is worse than she can admit right now.
Personality… generous and wholesome. As Landon says about her, “You're beautiful, you're kind, you're gentle – you're everything that I'd like to be.”
Get to Know her in...
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When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life and also a very big secret she must keep from Landon.
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The heartbreaking story of star-crossed high school lovers--a rebel and a minister's daughter--who find love and courage in each other, from the world's #1 beloved author of love stories. 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. The inspiration for this novel came from Nicholas Sparks's sister: her life and her courage. From the internationally bestselling author Nicholas Sparks, comes his most moving story yet....
