Showing Books By Author : CeCelia Ahern

Freckles

The brand new, instant Sunday Times top ten novel from million-copy bestselling author Cecelia Ahern. Five people. Five chances. One woman’s search for happiness. Allegra Bird’s arms are scattered with freckles, a gift from her beloved father. But despite her nickname, Freckles has never been able to join all the dots. So when a stranger tells her that everyone is the average of the five people they spend the most time with, it opens up something deep inside. The trouble is, Freckles doesn’t know if she has five people. And if not, what does that say about her? She’s left her unconventional father and her friends behind for a bold new life in Dublin, but she’s still an outsider. Now, in a quest to understand, she must find not one but five people who shape her – and who will determine her future. Told in Allegra’s vivid, original voice, moving from modern Dublin to the fierce Atlantic coast, this is an unforgettable story of human connection, of friendship, and of growing into your own skin. Praise for Freckles‘Fans will adore this heart-warming story about loneliness and connection’ Daily Mail‘Funny, thought-provoking and original’Mirror‘A warm and bittersweet tale about finding yourself through family and friendship’Sunday Telegraph‘An endearing story of human frailty, connection and growth’Irish Independent‘Everything a greedy reader wants: a moving story, absorbing characters, engaging writing and as much of a page-turner as you’d expect’Irish Times‘Ahern was born to write and her books to be read by all’My Weekly‘Fresh and timely… asking bolding what and who make us who we are, Freckles manages to team wit and wisdom harmoniously’Echo‘A beautiful, hopeful book when the world needs hope most… inspiring, life-affirming and full of insight’ Cathy KellyCecelia Ahern’s previous novel Postscript was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16th September 2019.

Love, Rosie

Also published as Where Rainbows End – now a major film as Love, Rosie.A story about love. And how life can get in the way…First published as WHERE RAINBOWS END.Best friends since forever, Rosie and Alex have shared their hopes, dreams, awkward moments – and firsts. But their bond is threatened when Alex’s family move to America. They stay in touch, but misunderstandings, circumstances and sheer bad luck seem to be conspiring to keep them apart. Can they gamble everything – even their friendship – on true love?

Thanks for the Memories

A compelling and perceptive tale of intimacy, memory and relationships from the bestselling author How can you know someone you’ve never met? Joyce Conway remembers things she shouldn't. She knows about tiny cobbled streets in Paris, which she has never visited. And every night she dreams about an unknown little girl with blonde hair. Justin Hitchcock is divorced, lonely and restless. He arrives in Dublin to give a lecture on art and meets an attractive doctor, who persuades him to donate blood. It's the first thing to come straight from his heart in a long time. When Joyce leaves hospital after a terrible accident, with her life and her marriage in pieces, she moves back in with her elderly father. All the while, a strong sense of déjà vu is overwhelming her and she can't figure out why

Girl In The Mirror

A Place Called Here

Postscript

‘We desperately need your help Holly. Were running out of ideas and…’ she takes a breath in as if Summoning the energy, ‘all of us are running out of time.’ when Holly Kennedy is approached by a group calling themselves the PS, I love you club, her safe existence is turned on its head. Inspired by hearing about her late husband gerry’s letters, the club wants Holly to help them with their own parting messages for their loved ones to discover after they've gone. Holly is sure of one thing – no way is she being dragged back to the grief she has left behind. It’s taken seven years to reinvent herself, and she’s ready to move on with her life. But Holly comes to realize that when you love someone, there’s always one more thing to say.

Roar

‘A wonderful, inspiring collection…the kind of book everyone should have on their shelf’ Libby Page, bestselling author of The Lido ‘These provocative and witty stories prove it’s time to recognise Cecelia Ahern as one of our finest writers’ John Boyne, bestselling author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies ‘These stories sing from the page … sharp, clever, witty: a joy to read’ Donal Ryan, bestselling author of The Spinning Heart ‘Witty, playful, entertaining but also thought-provoking, salutary and empowering’ Daily Mail ‘An impressive, timely and entertaining collection’ Observer ‘Confidential, sympathetic and witty’ The Times ‘Funny, magical, her most powerful, most feminist work yet’ Irish Sunday Independent ‘Intriguing, substantial and impactful…The quiet call to arms that women never knew they needed’ Irish Independent ‘Witty, smart, perpetually readable, this is the perfect collection’ Heat ‘Inventive and ingenious, with a doffing of the cap to Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood’ Stylist ‘Witty and relatable’ Woman and Home ‘Stories worth waiting for’ Image ‘Rich, challenging and comic’ Daily Express Acclaim for Cecelia Ahern: ‘An illuminating and touching father/daughter story about memory, childhood and secrets’ Woman & Home ‘Beautiful and unexpected … both thought-provoking and life-affirming’ Sunday Express About the Author Cecelia Ahern is one of the biggest selling authors to emerge in the past fifteen years. Her novels have been translated into thirty-five languages and have sold more than twenty-five million copies in over fifty countries. Two of her books have been adapted as films and she has created several TV series. She and her books have won numerous awards, including the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction for The Year I Met You in 2014. PS I Love You was awarded two Platinum Awards at the 2018 Specsavers Bestsellers Awards, for UK and Ireland.

Perfect

Lyrebird

Flawed

The gorgeous, thought-provoking first YA novel from internationally bestselling author Cecelia Ahern. FLAWED is set in a powerfully realised society where perfection is valued above humanity,with an intense love story at its centre. Good-girl Celestine has always agreed with the system but following an act of kindness towards one of the Flawed is herself excluded and soon she is fighting for her own survival � and for love. Hugely accessible, emotionally resonant and with a character who will seize the hearts of anyone who meets her, this is the ideal book for anyone who has ever felt the pressure to be perfect.

The Marble Collector

A forgotten childhood. A discovered life. What if you only had one day to find out who you really were? When Sabrina Boggs stumbles upon a mysterious collection of her father's possessions, she discovers a truth where she never knew there was a lie. The familiar man she grew up with is suddenly a stranger to her. An unexpected break in her monotonous daily routine leaves her just one day to unlock the secrets of the man she thought she knew. A day that unearths memories, stories and people she never knew existed. A day that changes her and those around her forever.The Marble Collector is a thoughtprovoking novel about how the most ordinary decisions we make can have the most extraordinary consequences for how we live our lives. And how sometimes it�s only by shining on a light on someone else, that you can truly understand yourself.

The Year I Met You

Matt and Jasmine have been neighbours for long and meet on New Years Eve. To their surprise, they hit it off instantly. Summary of the Book Many of us hope that New Years Eve might be that special time when we find that special someone. The idea of it is dreamy and romantic. In The Year I Met You, Jasmine and Matt meet on New Years Eve and love is in the air. They are both at their homes with nothing to do, and Jasmine has many reasons to dislike Matt. Though, she is proved wrong when she meets Matt. They start off as friends, and as time goes on, this relationship grows into something more deep and meaningful. Will their feelings for each other lead to a ‘happily ever after’? About Cecilia Ahern Cecelia Ahern wrote her first novel, PS. I Love You, when she was only twenty-one years old. The novel became a bestseller in Ireland for 19 weeks and was sold in almost forty countries. Her second book was called Where Rainbows End, which won the German CORINE Award in 2005. She is also the co-creator and producer of the ABC comedy

How to Fall in Love

Adam Basil and Christine Rose are thrown together late one night, when Christine is crossing the Halfpenny Bridge in Dublin. Adam is there, poised, threatening to jump. Adam is desperate but Christine makes a crazy deal with him. His 35th birthday is looming and she bets him she can show him that life is worth living before then. Despite her determination, Christine knows what a dangerous promise she's made. Against the ticking of the clock, the two of them embark on wild escapades, grand romantic gestures and some unlikely late-night outings. Slowly, Christine thinks Adam is starting to fall back in love with his life. But has she done enough to change his mind for good? And is that all that's starting to happen? A novel to make you laugh, cry and appreciate life, this is Cecelia Ahern at her thoughtful and surprising best.

One Hundred Names

Journalist Kitty Logans career is being destroyed by scandal and now she faces losing the woman who guided and taught her everything she knew. At her terminally ill friends bedside, Kitty asks - what is the one story she always wanted to write? The answer lies in a file buried in Constances office: a list of one hundred names. There is no synopsis, nothing to explain what the story is or who these people are. The list is simply a mystery. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it is too late. With everything to prove, Kitty is assigned the most important task of her life: to write the story her mentor never had the opportunity to. Kitty not only has to track down and meet the people on the list, but find out what connects them. And, in the process of hearing ordinary peoples stories, she starts to understand her own. About the Author Before embarking on her writing career, Cecelia Ahern studied journalism at university. Her first novel, PS, I Love You, became an instant international bestseller and was adapted into a major movie. Her subsequent novels have also all been bestsellers. Cecelia co-created the ABC series Samantha Who. Her books are published in 46 countries and have sold over 15 million copies. Cecelia lives in Dublin with her family.

If You Could See Me Now

The Time Of My Life

The stunning and magical new novel from the Number One bestselling author Lying on Lucy Silchester s carpet one day when she returns from work is a gold envelope. Inside is an invitation to a meeting with Life. Her life. It turns out she s been ignoring it and it needs to meet with her face to face. It sounds peculiar, but Lucy s read about this in a magazine. Anyway, she can t make the date: she s much too busy despising her job, skipping out on her friends friends and avoiding her family. But Lucy life isn t what it seems. Some of the choices she s made – and stories she s told – aren t what they seem either. From the moment she meets the man who introduces himself as her life, her stubborn half-truths are going to be revealed in all their glory unless Lucy learns to tell the truth about what really matters to her. Lucy Silchester has an appointment with her life – and she s going to have to keep it. Touching, warm, funny and poignant, Cecelia Ahern s new novel explores what happens when you stop paying attention to your life. About The Author Before embarking on her writing career, Cecelia Ahern completed a degree in journalism and media studies. Her first novel, PS, I Love You was one of the biggest-selling debut novels of 2004 and a number one bestseller. Her successive bestselling novels are Where Rainbows End, If You Could See Me Now, A Place Called Here, Thanks for the Memories, The Gift and The book of Tomorrow. PS, I Love You, starring Hilary Swank, was a box office hit. Cecelia has also co-created the hit American television comedy series Samantha Who? In 2008 Cecelia won the award for Best New Writer at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards. Cecelia lives in County Dublin.

The Book Of Tomorrow

Tamara Goodwin has always got everything she's ever wanted. Born into a family of wealth, she grew up in a mansion with its own private beach, a wardrobe full of designer clothes, a large four poster bed complete with a luxurious bathroom en-suite. She's always lived in the here and now, never giving a second thought to tomorrow. But then suddenly her dad is gone and life for Tamara and her mother changes forever. Left with a mountain of debt, they have no choice but to sell everything they own and move to the country to live with Tamara's Uncle and Aunt. Nestled next to Kilsaney Castle, their gatehouse is a world away from Tamara's childhood. With her mother shut away with grief, and her aunt busy tending to her, Tamara is lonely and bored and longs to return to Dublin. When a travelling library passes through Kilsaney Demesne, Tamara is intrigued. She needs a distraction. Her eyes rest on a mysterious large leather bound tome locked with a gold clasp and padlock.What she discovers within the pages takes her breath away and shakes her work to its core. A mesmerising story about how tomorrow can change what happens today

Where Rainbows End

Since childhood Rosie and alex have stuck by each other through thick and thin. But theyre suddenly seperated when Alex and his family move from Dublin to America. Rosie is lost without him. Then, just as she is about to join Alex in Boston, she gets life changing news- news that will keep her at home in ireland. Their magical connection remains but can their friendship survive the years and miles- as well as new relationships? And always at the back of rosies mind is whether they were meant to be more than just good friends all along. Misunderstandings circumstances and sheer bad luck have kept them apart- until now. But will they gamble everything- including their friendship- on true love? And what twists and surprises does fate have in store for them this time?"

P.S.I Love You

Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He's left her a bundle of notes, one for each of the months after his death, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note signed 'PS, I Love You'.As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, Holly is both cheered up and challenged. The man who knows her better than anyone sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing