I am looking for a very sweet romantic novel – a loving story about a lover/married couple whose partner/spouse is, unfortunately, suffering from a curable or terminal illness; and how both deal with the situation. Or if any of you here have similar experience to share? I love reading but until today, I have never picked up a romantic/love story book before.
Thank you for sharing.
2007-03-27 11:39:46 · 6 answers · asked by isha 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Love Story by Erich Segal
"Love means never having to say you're sorry"
Read the book BEFORE you watch the movie and keep the tissues close at hand.
I quote:
"The novel tells the story of Oliver Barrett, IV, who comes from a long line of wealthy and well-respected Harvard University graduates. Partly to break the traditional Ivy League mold, the Harvard student meets and falls in love with Jennifer Cavilleri, a working-class, quick-witted Radcliffe College student. Upon graduation from college, the two decide to marry against the wishes of Oliver's father, who thereupon severs ties with his son.
"Without his father's financial support, the couple struggles to pay Oliver's way through Harvard Law School. Graduating third in his class, Oliver takes a position at a respectable New York law firm, while Jenny teaches at a private school.
"With Oliver's income and Jennifer's salary as a teacher, the pair of 24-year-olds decide to have a child. After failing to conceive, they consult a medical specialist, who, after repeated tests, informs Oliver that Jenny has leukemia and will soon die.
"As instructed by his doctor, Oliver attempts to live a "normal life" without telling Jenny of her condition. Jenny nevertheless discovers her ailment after confronting her doctor about her recent illness. With their days together numbered, Jenny begins costly cancer therapy, and Oliver soon becomes unable to afford the multiplying hospital expenses. Desperate, he seeks financial relief from his father. Instead of telling his father what the money is truly for, Oliver leads him believe that he needs it because he has had an affair which led to a pregnancy.
"From her hospital bed, Jenny speaks with her father about funeral arrangements, and then asks for Oliver. She tells him to avoid blaming himself, and asks him to embrace her tightly before she dies.
"The novel also includes the double meaning of a love story between Oliver and his father, highlighted by the scene between Oliver and his father at the end of the book. When Mr. Barrett realizes that Jenny is ill and that his son borrowed the money for her, he immediately sets out for New York. By the time he reaches the hospital, Jenny is dead. Mr. Barrett apologizes to his son, who replies with something Jenny once told him: "Love means not ever having to say you're sorry." "
(The film is considered one of the most romantic of all time by the American Film Institute.)
2007-03-27 12:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by Sabrina(Susananita) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love Story
2007-03-27 11:48:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definaltly Nickolas Sparks.
The Notebook and A walk to remember are wonderful.
I don;t know about the Notebook being factual, but A Walk To Remember is a true story about his older sister and her life.
He is amazing.
2007-03-27 12:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by ErinJean 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love reading but can't get out the house that much because of illness.
I have just found a new site on the Net.
On Search put in ....... free novels to read on the net
There are thousands of them.
Happy reading.
2007-03-27 11:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Nicholas Sparks, and The Pact by Jodi Picoult. Some other good ones that are not all romance are by Sheri S. Tepper, my favorites by her are Beauty and The Gate to Women's Country. Enjoy!
2007-03-27 11:48:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the notebook, definitely
2007-03-27 11:42:13 · answer #6 · answered by tanj 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋