The first chapter in The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks is called Miracle. It's a prologue to set up the rest of the book, looking back at the narrators past. The 80 year old man, describes his life as a stock, fairly stable with more ups then downs, but he's never done anything to be remembered by. The only thing that he seems to be thoroughly happy with is the fact that he fell in love with someone with all of his heart. The man takes his notebook with him, to his friend also in the nursing home, and begins the day like every other, hoping for a miracle.
This first chapter is a good way to foreshadow the rest of the book. The old man that narrates the book automatically makes you fall in love with him, his genuine heart and persistence shows and demonstrates how love can last.
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