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As moving and emotionally riveting as his best-selling works of fiction, Nicholas Sparks's unique memoir, written with his brother, Micah, chronicles both an astonishing around-the-world adventure and a life-affirming inward journey. Bound by memories both humorous and tragic, the two brothers banded together to heal, to remember, and to learn to live life to the fullest.

THREE WEEKS WITH MY BROTHER

The day the brochure came was a typical one. With a wife and five small children, a hectic schedule, and a new book due to his publishers, Nicholas Sparks was busy with his usual routine. The colorful mailer, however, described something very different: a tour to some of the most exotic places on Earth. Slowly, an idea took hold in Nicholas's mind and heart.

In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, set off on a three-week trip around the globe. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at thirty-seven and thirty-eight respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. And as they voyaged to the lost city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes. . . to mysterious Easter Island. . . to Ayers Rock in the Australian outback. . . and across the vast Indian subcontinent, the ultimate story of their lives would unfold. Against the backdrop of the wonders of the world and often overtaken by their feelings, daredevil Micah and the more serious, introspective Nicholas recalled their rambunctious childhood adventures and the tragedies that tested their faith. And in the process, they discovered startling truths about loss, love and hope.

Narrated with irrepressible humor and rare candor, and including personal photographs, Three Weeks with my Brother reminds us to embrace life with all its uncertainties. . . and most of all, to cherish the joyful times, both small and momentous, and the wonderful people who make them possible.

General Information on Three Weeeks With My Brother

WHO

Three Weeks with my Brother is not only the story of Nicholas and Micah Sparks, but a family memoir and travelogue as well. The main characters are Nicholas and Micah, their parents Jill and Mike and their sister Dana, as well as Cathy (Nicholas’s wife), Christine (Micah’s wife), and their children.

The main characters during the brothers’ trip around the world are Bob and Kate Devlin.

WHAT

Three Weeks with my Brother is a family memoir, as related by the brothers on a trip around the world.

Three Weeks with my Brother, Nicholas’s ninth book and Micah’s first, is non-fiction, and approximately 97,000 words.

WHERE

Three Weeks with my Brother was written in North Carolina (Nicholas) and California (Micah). Correspondence was primarily faxed, discussions were phone-based.

The back story in Three Weeks with my Brother takes place in Nebraska, Minnesota, Los Angeles, Sacramento, South Bend and North Carolina; the journey around the world took the brothers to Guatemala, Peru, Easter Island, The Cook Islands, Australia, Cambodia, India, Ethiopia, Malta and Norway.

WHEN

Three Weeks with my Brother was begun, with note-taking, in January and February, 2003. The book was begun in June, 2003 and completed in October, 2003.

The trip around the world began in Fort Lauderdale on January 22, 2003; the trip ended in Washington D.C, on February 15, 2003

THEME

Brotherhood and Family

GENRE

Memoir <!-- End Content -->