Noah Taylor Calhoun

Noah is, according to Allie, a poet. In fact, it was his father who instilled in him a love of poetry, though the instruction was done in an effort to get Noah past a detrimental stuttering problem. That love of poetry stays with him throughout his life and even when Allie is devastated with Alzheimer's, Noah writes poetry for her and leaves poems for her. Noah is a kind man, sensitive and loyal. It's those attributes that prompt him to wait more than a decade for Allie's return, though he had no way of knowing that she would actually return at all. He admits to an affair and some dates, but says near the end of the story that if it hadn't been for Allie, he would never have married.

Allie notes that Noah is the person who would take time out of his life to...