response: Well, his first popular novel was The Notebook. Have you heard of that one?
original_response: He's most well known for his best selling novel The Notebook, perhaps you've heard of it, but never read it?
history: I've heard Nicholas Sparks is a great writer but i'm not sure if i've ever read any of his books
knowledge: In 1993, Sparks wrote his breakthrough novel The Notebook in his spare time while selling pharmaceuticals in Washington, D.C.. Two years later, his novel was discovered by literary agent Theresa Park who offered to represent him.