CECILIA AHERN AND HER BOOKS

P.S I LOVE YOU STORY: Cecelia Ahern's debut novel, PS, I Love You, follows the engaging, witty and occasionally sappy reawakening of Holly, a young Irish widow who must put her life back together after she loses her husband Gerry to a brain tumour. Ahern, the twentysomething daughter of Ireland's Prime Minister, has discovered a clever and original twist to the Moving On After Death concept made famous by novelists and screenwriters alike--Gerry has left Holly a series of letters designed to help her face the year ahead and carry on with her life. As the novel takes readers through the seasons (and through Gerry's monthly directives), we watch as Holly finds a new job, takes a holiday to Spain with her girlfriends, and sorts through her beloved husband's belongings. Accompanying Holly throughout the healing process is a cast of friends and family members who add as much to the novel's success as Holly's own tale of survival. In fact, it is these supporting characters' mini-dramas that make PS, I Love You more than just another superficial tearjerker with the obligatory episode at a karaoke bar. Ahern shows real talent for capturing the essence of an interaction between friends and foes alike; even if Holly's circle of friends does resemble the gang from Bridget Jones a bit too neatly to ignore (her best friend is even called Sharon). Reviewer: xxx_tori_xxx from Lincs This book is absolutely fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone. Any girl who has been in love and lost it can relate to Holly in some way. Holly is a young girl from Dublin who has lost her husband to a brain tumour and is trying to cope with a life without him. But its not just Holly going through this, you feel as though are going through it too. This book made me smile and it made me laugh, but boy did it make me cry...it is so beautifully written i couldn't help crying or should i say sobbing...by the time i got to the end of the book i had a huge pile of tissues next to me, without them id have struggled to read another word through the immense amount of tears that were falling down my cheeks. If you want a book to last you a few weeks i wouldn't recommend it as this is one book you wont want to put down and will end up finishing it days if not hours. I have never enjoyed a book a so much. Please read it...and i guarantee you will feel the same...Enjoy reading it!!! WHERE RAINBOWS END STORY: Reviewer: celticshedevil from Ireland I bought ‘Where Rainbows End’ because I’d enjoyed ‘PS, I love you’ so much. This book is chick lit at its best but done in a different style. As others have said the book is presented as e-mails from the main characters to each other over a period of many years. It sounds confusing and I have to say that I wasn’t convinced when I bought the book. However, after the first few pages I was well into the swing of things and really enjoyed the new style. With this type of book you can usually tell which direction it’s going but I have to say I wasn’t sure until the very end how things would turn out. I like that in a book because I sometimes find chick-lit books extremely predictable which can be very annoying. But not ‘Where Rainbows End’. It keeps you laughing, cringing and guessing right till the very end. A very enjoyable read. ‘If you could see me now’ has just been released so I’d better order my copy! IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW STORY: This book is from the number 1 bestselling author of "PS, I Love You" and "Where Rainbows End" comes a love story with heart - and just a little bit of magic! Everything in Elizabeth Egan's life has its place, from the espresso cups in her gleaming kitchen to the swatches and paint pots of her interior design business. Order and precision keep life under control - and Elizabeth's heart from the pain and hurt she has suffered in the past. The only cloud on the horizon is her sister Saoirse, a red-haired whirlwind always leaving behind pieces, which Elizabeth struggles to pick up - including her six-year-old son Luke. Being a reluctant mother while trying to keep her business on track is a full-time job, one which leaves little room for error - or fun. Until, one day, a stranger unexpectedly comes into their lives. Ivan is carefree, spontaneous and always looking for adventure - everything that Elizabeth is not. In no time at all, he has crept under her skin and started to change her life in ways she could never have . She knows barely anything about Ivan - who he is and whether he is everything he seems. And, if there is a future for their blossoming relationship! Full of Cecelia Ahern's trademark warmth and poignancy, "If You Could See Me Now" is a love story with heart - and just a little bit of magic! Reviewer: julesb19 from England I thought the third book was fantastic, i could not put it down. Her writing is so heartwarming. After PS i love you and where rainbows end i though she would not be able to better them but it was so different in a good way. Cant wait for her next book x