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Essay on Nicholas Sparks; The Author of Romance

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II. Background Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska (Jessica Estremera). He was the second of three children born to Patrick Sparks, a college professor, and his wife Jill. Nicholas spent the early part of his childhood moving around with his family as his father finished up his graduate work (Biography Channel website). "Because my father was a student until I was 9 years old and my mother didn't work, we weren't exactly living the high life when I was little. I grew up on powdered milk and ate tons of potatoes, though to be honest, I never noticed how poor we really were until I was old enough to take an honest appraisal of things. Even then, it didn't matter. For the most part, I had a wonderful childhood …show more content…

. Within a shockingly short span of time, Sparks went from being a relative unknown to being a writer with a book deal and $1 million movie rights contract (Bio Channel). Once again, though, Sparks' triumph gave way to devastation when his father was killed at the age of 54 in an automobile accident.. The book, later titled Message in a Bottle, was inspired by his parents' relationship. Skeptical that he'd really made it as a writer, Sparks continued to sell pharmaceuticals while he wrote the book. He finally retired from sales in February 1997, when he managed to sell Message in a Bottle to a Hollywood studio before the book was even completed (Bio Channel). The subsequent years have brought more novels, as well as more Hollywood-blockbuster adaptations of Sparks' work. The lineup includes The Rescue (2001), A Bend in the Road (2001), Nights in Rodanthe (2002), The Wedding (2004), and the poignant Three Weeks With My Brother (2004), which recounts a journey he and his brother Michah embarked on after becoming the only surviving members of their family. (Their younger sister, Danielle, died of cancer in 2000 at the age of 33.) In September 2008, Sparks' published his 14th novel, The Lucky One (Bio Channel). Nicholas became a millionaire before the age of thirty. He has nearly quadrupled his fortune within a nine year period. Bookstores eagerly anticipate a “Nicholas Sparks” novel release date because

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