Thanks for the Memories - Cecelia Ahern

Cecelia Ahern's novels are magical and quirky. Sort of fairy tales for adults. And we all need a little bit of magic in our lives. The author must have sat down one day and said "What if.....? What if someone donates a pint of blood and the person who receives the blood takes on the characteristics, and cravings, of the donor? Even acquires the donor's memories? Far fetched? Strangely enough, in the Daily Mail recently there was the story of a 47-year-old woman who was given the heart and lungs of an 18-year-old boy. Her first inkling that things were changing was, when she was still recovering in the hospital, two reporters came to ...  Read the complete review

Bizarrely enough, my dad gave me this book, "Thanks for the Memories" over Christmas after he had read it himself. I would say he picked it up by mistake but I know that's not true. He isn't too bothered about what genre a book is - He read my "Bridget Jones' Diary" when I was seventeen - as he really is open minded, which is where I must've picked it up from! He said he read the back cover summary, he thought it looked interesting. He had never heard of Cecelia Ahern and had not heard of the book made to movie "P.S I Love You." I'm not quite sure if he enjoyed it, but he gave it to me and said I definitely would, and he ...  Read the complete review

I've always loved Cecelia Ahern books, starting with PS I love you, through her newer books, Where Rainbows End, A place called Here, If you could see me now, The Gift, and now this book. "Thanks for the memories". Ahern has a certain thing about her books, the storyline is always something on the verge of reality, but just real enough to be believeable. At least the last 4 books have been like this. And Thanks for the Memories is no different. When i read the blurb on the back of the book, I must admit I wasn't that excited, but the book had already been bought for me, and so hey why not. And I must say I have been pleasently ...  Read the complete review

I can't say I was ever compelled to read anything by Cecelia Ahern, mainly because none of the storylines appealed to me. However this one had been on my must-read list for a while as it sounded a bit different to some of the usual chick-lit and had a slightly magical/supernatural theme which I love. ++PLOT++ Joyce Conway has a terrible accident which causes her to reassess her entire life. To make matters worse, as she recovers from the accident she starts to remember things she shouldn't. She keeps dreaming about a little girl with blonde hair and a man with green feet. She can speak Italian and Latin and she has become an expert on art and ...  Read the complete review

Close your eyes and stare in the dark was the advice Joyce's Dad used to give her when she was a child and couldn't sleep. He said those same words many years later. Bereavement, friendship, families, love are all covered in this delightful book, mostly set in Ireland. The main characters include Professor Justin Hitchcock, from America but working in London who is afraid of needles and is now divorced and lonely. Dr Sarah Fields, who works for the blood donors organisation, and if you didn't know anything about blood donations you'll learn a little in a light hearted way! Bea - Justin's daughter who is at Ballet school. ...  Read the complete review