As the chapter opens, for a moment, Landon is 57 years old and it's forty
years after he asked Jamie to marry him. And then, the past begins to
unfold before him again, the anthropomorphic change taking us back to
1959. He remembers how breathlessly Jamie accepts his proposal and how
he has to convince his parents and Hegbert that he isn't just doing this
for Jamie, but that he needs to do it for himself as well. He knows that
God has spoken directly to him and he must not disobey. He declares that
he would marry Jamie Sullivan no matter what happens in the future or
even if the miracle he has been praying for suddenly comes true. This
he believes, because in this year, Jamie has helped him become the man
he is at this moment and..........
The final chapter is both a study in the poignant, unforgettable moments of
life and an ending that is at once a mystery and as clear as the light
of Heaven. We see Landon declare his love for Jamie and she for him among
all the people they know and love and who know and love them, too. We
see Landon reflect on the basic goodness that Jamie showed to everyone
she met and how she...........
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