I initially came acroos Ahern when I bought 'PS I Love You' with a 'Times Promotion'. I was aware that it was massively successful and brought her to prominence within the "chick-lit" canon. However when I sat down to read it, I didn't get very far as I found it hideously schmaltzy and sentimental to the point where I couldn't continue reading it. I had no intentions of reading another Ahern book until this one dropped through my letter box free with my subscribed issue of Marie Claire. So with an open mind and a bank holiday weekend ahead of me I sat down to read it. The plot is as follows: Successful interior designer Elizabeth Egan ...  Read the complete review

I feel I'm starting to exhaust my local library's resources somewhat as I seem to have read nearly all the books that appeal to me there. However on a recent hunt in there I came across Cecilia Ahern's third novel which was released back in November 2005 entitled "If You Could See Me Now." As I'd previously enjoyed another of her books I decided to select this one and made sure it was the first one I read after choosing all my books that time. The Author Cecilia Ahern is an Irish novelist and is the daughter of Bertie Ahern who is an Irish politician, as well as sister in law to Nicky from the Irish boy band Westlife too. Her first novel ...  Read the complete review

Review of If You Could See Me Now, a novel by Cecilia Ahern ==The Book== I am reviewing the paperback version of this novel, ISBN 007198892, published by Harper Collins, 410 pages, cover price £6.99. Genre - Modern Fiction. ==The Plot== Elizabeth Egan is a successful interior designer in her thirties. She lives in a modern house in a popular location of the small County Kerry town, Baile na gCroithe. Elizabeth's home is in Fuchsia Lane and she has a fuchsia pink front door which makes her house stand out from her neighbours. Elizabeth's life is very ordered and precise. It has to be as she is a busy ...  Read the complete review

I've been a fan of Cecilia Ahern since I read PS, I Love You and then borrowed Where Rainbows End from my local library. I no longer buy books as it was costing me a small fortune and unfortunately, my library have never had any more of her books in when I've been until I came across this one on my last visit. Having enjoyed the aforementioned reads, I had high hopes that this would also tick the right boxes. Elizabeth is an interior designer who likes her life to be as ordered as possible. This is no mean feat given her personal life, with a sister who is prone to going off the rails, a nephew who has fallen entirely into her care as a surrogate son and a ...  Read the complete review

If you could see me now by Cecelia Ahern is the a story of young woman, Elizabeth Egan, who is too busy to stop and smell the roses.She has her Nephew, Luke who she has unwillingly adopted as his mother is unable to look after him.No wonder she has no time to make friends.she cleans obsessively as any amount of dirt distracts her from her work.she dresses in dull dark colours and doesnot show any emotions.She likes to be in control and doesn't like any non sense inshort she is plain old 'grinob' Amidst all this comes Ivan , a very fun-loving and cheerful man ho loves pizzas,Fridays, to spin on chairs and to make friends.He believes that he is here for luke who ...  Read the complete review