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PS, I Love You - Cecilia Ahern |
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30.05.07 (257 review reads) |
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Advantages: Well written and easy to read
Disadvantages: None
~ Background ~
Cecelia Ahern is a young writer born and bred in Dublin, she completed a Degree in Journalism and Media Communications. At twenty-one, she wrote her first novel PS, I Love You, which was sold to over forty countries. The book is due to be released as a film later this year.
She has also written Where Rainbows End, If You Could See Me Now and A Place Called Here. Many of her novels and short stories have won awards worldwide and have become best sellers.
~ Story ~
This book is based around Holly. She was married to Gerry and had the type of love many of us can only ever dream of. They were childhood sweethearts who grew up together and became best friends, lovers and soul mates. So you can imagine Holly's grief when at the age of 30 Gerry is tragically taken from her, the victim of a brain tumour.
Holly and Gerry often joked that if he was to die before her, she would not be able to cope. They decided that the best thing to do is for Gerry to leave a list of things for Holly to follow. It was just a joke all along and never thought that such a terrible thing would happen especially when they were both so young.
The story begins, After Gerry has died and Holly is left to face life without him. She was finding it very difficult and resulted to staying at home were she was surrounded by all her memories with Gerry. Out of the blue her mother reminds her that there is a envelope waiting for her at her parents house. When Holly collects it she finds that is The List that they had always joked about, inside there were envelopes and a letter from Gerry explaining that there is was an envelope for each month for twelve months and she was to follow and obey every message in each envelope. Each message ends with the line 'P.S. I love you'
The story is based around the envelopes which Holly opens every month, and the tasks they contain. They range from buying a table lamp to a secret holiday. It is one of those books you can not help but enjoy - at the moments it makes you laugh out loud, and the moments you have to reach for the tissues you realise its been a long time since you've read a book this good.
In one of the tasks she is to go on holiday with her friends which was organised by Gerry before he died. Holly and her friends end up drifting out to sea on lilo’s and have to be rescued.
Holly begins to realise that live must go on without Gerry. She decides to get a new job which she has no experience in and starts spending more time with her friends.
Throughout the story Holly grows closer to her friend Daniel and towards the end he breaks some important news…..
~ Characters ~
Holly - She is the main character who has recently lost her husband
Gerry - Holly’s husband who died of a brain tumor
Daniel - A new friend of Holly’s who owns a bar
Sharon - Holly’s friend expecting a baby.
John - Sharon’s husband
Denise - Holly’s friend due to get married
Tom - Denise’s husband to be
Declan - Holly’s brother who made a very funny documentary of her and her friends.
Frank - Holly’s father usually in his own little world.
Elizabeth - Holly’s mother
Ciara - Holly’s sister who is travelling around Australia
Jack & Richard - Holly’s brothers
~ My opinion ~
This is the first book I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it. The story line is touching and compulsive to read, you won’t want to put it down. I would lay in bed and say I’ll just finish this chapter then I’ll switch the light off but I couldn’t help myself I had to read more it was very gripping.
I really liked the storyline to this book it was very touching in places but made me laugh in others.
The style of writing is very similar to Sophie Kinsella and Isabel Wolff all quite easy to read and great for the female readers from the age of 18 yrs +
Similar authors: Marian Keyes, Sophie Kinsella, Jill Mansell, Cathy Kelly and Alexandra Potter
~ Price ~
I paid £3.99 for my paperback copy from Amazon
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (4 Jun 2004)
ISBN-10: 0007165005
ISBN-13: 978-0007165001
~ Other books ~
Where Rainbows End, If You Could See Me Now and A Place Called Here, Love Rosie.
~Summary~
Whether you want a beach read, something to travel with, or just a good book to kill this is the perfect book.
Summary: Whether you want a beach read, something to travel with, or just a good book to kill this is the per
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