I've read previous Celia Ahern books and always enjoyed them. She has a lovely gentle style of writing that's very descriptive and delightful to read. This book continues in this way and is up to her usual high standard. The story keeps you interested right until the end and the characters are all well developed and likeable. She uses words to paint pictures and you can really imagine the imaginative place of Here as she describes ...  Read the complete review

Despite having the most important exams of my university life this month, it hasn't stopped me from doing a little bit of reading as a break from my revision and laptop. Last week I picked up 'A Place Called Here' by Cecelia Ahern from my Uni's book market. I really enjoyed 'The Book of Tomorrow' (which I also reviewed) and was eager to pick another novel by her, especially as the blurb once again piqued my interest. ==---Plot---== Sandy Shortt is a private 'Missing Persons' investigator. Her determination in finding people when the police have given up stems from her childhood. Ever since her classmate Jenny-May Butler disappeared several years ago ...  Read the complete review

I came across Cecilia Ahern while looking for some light reading, being attracted by the fact that she is the producer of the American sitcom 'Samantha Who?' which I really enjoy. On this count I wasn't disappointed since it is a pretty light read which doesn't put too much stress on the brain. I specially liked the title and LOVED the concept behind it but more on that later. A Place Called Here is basically the story of Sandy Shortt and how she finds herself after spending years finding others. Okay I will stop talking in riddles and try to explain. Sandy Shortt is a private investigator who finds missing people and is obsessed with lost things. Her ...  Read the complete review

Sandy Shortt has always been obsessed with finding things ever since, at the age of ten, her classmate disappeared without a trace. Now, 20 years on, she has turned her obsession of finding odd socks and any manner of small objects into her own business - finding people. That is, until Sandy goes missing herself. Jack Ruttle is desperate to find his missing brother when everyone else seems to have given up hope only a year after his disappearance. As a last bid, he contacts Sandy and she convinces him that she can find him. When Sandy goes missing, Jack is still convinced that Sandy holds the key to finding his brother Donal and so makes it his mission to ...  Read the complete review

A Place Called Here, published in 2006, is the fourth novel by Cecilia Ahern, daughter of Ireland's former Prime Minister Bertie Ahern. **What is it about?** Sandy Shortt has always been obsessed with finding lost things, ever since her ten year old neighbour Jenny-May disappeared, never to be seen again, twenty four years ago. She drives her family, and others, insane with her need to know where lost things go and can't just accept that they could be misplaced. Years later, her quest for finding lost things and people lead to her running a missing persons agency and devoting all of her time to helping to find people who have ...  Read the complete review