<P> The Notebook received mixed reviews but performed well at the box office and received several award nominations, winning eight Teen Choice Awards, a Satellite Award and an MTV Movie Award . The film became a sleeper hit and has gained a cult following . On November 11, 2012, ABC Family premiered an extended version with deleted scenes added back into the original storyline . </P> <P> At a modern - day nursing home, an elderly man, Duke, reads a romantic story from his notebook to a fellow patient . </P> <P> In 1940, Seabrook Island, South Carolina, Noah Calhoun is smitten with 17 year old heiress Allison "Allie" Hamilton after seeing her at a carnival, and they have a summer love affair . Noah takes Allie to an abandoned house that he intends to buy for them . They try to make love, but are interrupted by Noah's friend Fin with the news that Allie's parents have the police looking for her . </P> <P> When Allie and Noah return to her parents' mansion, Allie's mother Anne calls Noah trash and they ban her from seeing Noah . Noah walks out and Allie chases after him . The ensuing argument between the two ends in a break up and the next morning, Anne announces that the family is returning home to Charleston . Allie attempts to contact Noah, but is unable to find him, so she asks Fin to tell Noah that she loves him . When Noah gets the message he rushes to Allie's home, only to find the house empty . </P>

Where is the notebook supposed to take place