The Last Song

The Last Song
By Nicholas Sparks
Grand Central, 2009. 390 pgs. Fiction

Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father--a former concert pianist and teacher--moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father...until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. This novel is an unforgettable story of love on many levels.

Ronnie changes and grows up throughout this book and falls in love for the first time. Her relationship with both of her parents and her brother grows and by the end of the book she starts thinking of others rather than just herself. Although the ending of this book is rather sad, I thought this was an excellent beach read.

AMM