after thirty years of marriage wilson lewis soninlaw of allie and noah calhoun of the notebook is forced to admit that the romance has gone out of his marriage desperate to win back his wife janes heart he must figure out how to make her fall in love with him again despite the shining example of allie and noahs marriage wilson is himself a man unable to easily express his emotions a successful estate attorney he has provided well for his family but now with his daughters upcoming wedding he is forced to face the fact that he and jane have grown apart and he wonders if she even loves him anymore wilson is sure of one thinghis love for his wife has only deepened and intensified over the years now with the memories of his inlaws magnificent fiftyyear love affair as his guide wilson struggles to find his way back into the heart of the woman he adoresdid you knowthe wedding is a followup to the notebookthe wedding was inspired by a few unnamed couples that nicholas knows wellthe novel is set in the north carolina town in which nicholas now lives