<P> A Walk to Remember is a novel by American writer Nicholas Sparks , released in October 1999 . The novel , set in 1958 -- 1959 in Beaufort , North Carolina , is a story of two teenagers who fall in love with each other despite the disparity of their personalities . A Walk to Remember is adapted in the film of the same name . </P>
who is the writer of a walk to remember
American writer Nicholas Sparks