Author Spotlight on Cecelia Ahern

P. S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Cecelia Ahern, the daughter of an Irish Prime Minister, received a journalism degree but published her first novel, P.S. I Love You, at age 21. P.S. I Love You went on to become an international bestseller and was adapted into a motion picture of the same name starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler.  Ahern also was the writer and producer of the TV series Samantha Who? and another one of her novels (Where Rainbows End (aka Rosie Dunne)) was recently adapted into the upcoming movie Love, Rosie.

Ahern's books feature sassy humor, Irish settings, strong young female characters, and a sense of whimsy. While her first two novels were Chick Lit, her more recent books have a fairy-tale, magical quality about them. (NoveList)

Interested in reading a few? Here are her novels listed in publication order:

P. S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
P.S., I Love You (Feb 2004): Devoted to her husband, Gerry, Holly has always depended on him to keep her going and is lost when she loses him to brain cancer, until a package arrives containing ten envelopes filled with practical and impractical advice for carrying on her life.

Rosie Dunne by Cecelia Ahern
Rosie Dunne (Feb 2005): Best friends since childhood, Rosie and Alex's relationship gets closer by the day, until Alex gets the news that his family is leaving Dublin and moving to Boston. Devastated, the two make plans for Rosie to apply to colleges in the U.S. Everything falls into place until Rosie gets news that will change their lives and cause them to go their separate ways. But destiny is a funny thing, and in this novel, structured as a series of clever e-mails, letters, notes, and a trail of missed opportunities, Alex and Rosie find out that fate isn't done with them yet.

If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
If You Could See Me Now (Jan 2006): Elizabeth's life is an organized mess. The organized part is all due to her own efforts. The mess is entirely due to her sister, Saoirse, whose personal problems leave Elizabeth scrambling to pick up the pieces. One of these pieces is Saoirse's six-year-old son, Luke. Luke is quiet and contemplative, until the arrival of a new friend, Ivan, turns him into an outgoing, lively kid. And Elizabeth's life is about to change in wonderful ways she has only dreamed of.

There's No Place Like Here by Cecelia Ahern
There's No Place Like Here (Jan 2007): Sometimes it takes losing everything to truly find yourself... Tracking down missing persons as a way of purging lingering demons about a childhood friend who went missing, Sandy Shortt finds herself increasingly consumed by a growing obsession with understanding how and why people disappear.

Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern
Thanks for the Memories (Jan 2008): How can you know someone you've never met? That's the question haunting Joyce Conway these days. Recovering from a terrible accident and with her marriage in pieces, Joyce is suddenly plagued by an overwhelming sense of déjà vu that makes her feel as if the life she's living is not her own. During the day she has vivid memories of things she's never seen and at night she dreams of a little girl she's sure she's never met. Joyce is convinced she's lost her mind . . . until a series of coincidences leads her on a journey to meet the one person who may hold the answer she needs.

Mrs. Whippy by Cecelia Ahern
Mrs. Whippy (Nov 2009): Emelda is 46 years old. Her husband, Charlie, has left her for a 23-year-old dancer. Her five difficult sons worship their father and blame Emelda for his leaving. On top of everything else, she has to struggle with a new job at the local supermarket. For comfort she turns to her only true friend - ice-cream. But lately there's a handsome man driving the ice-cream van. Could romance be about to blossom?

The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
The Gift (Jan 2011): Despite job stress and a crumbling home life, workaholic businessman Lou Suffern gives Gabe, a homeless man, a job in his company's mail room; but the mysterious Gabe seems to be in two places at once and he's meddling in Lou's private affairs, in a story where Gabe eventually teaches Lou a valuable lesson.

The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern
The Book of Tomorrow (Jan 2011): Forced into a humbler life with relatives in Ireland after the sudden death of her father, spoiled sixteen-year-old Tamara Goodwin discovers a diary of future entries written in her handwriting that she hopes will reveal the truth about her mother's troubling health.

The Time of My Life by Cecelia Ahern
The Time of My Life (Apr 2013): A woman who has devoted herself to her friends, her cat, her family and a job she doesn't love is forced to examine the choices she has made when Life literally shows up on her doorstep demanding that she makes changes.

One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern
One Hundred Names (May 2014): After her dying mentor leaves her a mysterious list of 100 names, journalist Kitty Logan tries to locate the people and uncover their connections in a story of secrets, second chances, and the hidden connections that unite our lives—a universal tale that will grip you with its emotional power and mesmerize you with its magic.


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