Great read - thanks for the memories & more (Thanks for the Memories - Cecelia Ahern)

Member Name: Absy_Baby

Product:	Thanks for the Memories - Cecelia Ahern
Date:	09/03/09 (88 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Well written/far fetched but believable

Disadvantages: Put me off giving blood (not that it was hard)

Thanks for the Memories, and a whole lot more.

I love Cecelia Ahern's books, PS. I love you, the Gift etc. I picked this up in WH Smith a week or so ago as I had just run out of anything to read.

This book focuses on the life of Joyce, poor Joyce ends up in hospital not remembering a lot except an awful fall she had at home and falling down the stairs. Joyce unfortunately loses her unborn baby in the fall, and is mourning the loss of a baby she has longed for.

Although this is a period in Joyce's life full of grief she does find herself somewhat distracted as she finds she has memories that she just can't place as her own. Joyce is from Dublin, but has memories of Paris.

There is also the reoccurring dream about a little blonde girl and a picnic in the park. Joyce also finds she now knows a lot more about architecture, history and art.

In the meantime Joyce's marriage breaks up and she calls time and moves back to live with her elderly father who is the only family she really has as her mother is dead and she is an only child.

Joyce's keeps seeing the same man around, first it was in the hairdressers where they both on impulse pulled up in different cabs to get their hair cut and now on the streets of Dublin too.

Justin is an American who has moved to London to be near his only daughter Bea. He works one day a month in Dublin at a college.

Justin keeps bumping in to Joyce, but little does Justin know Joyce seems to know his thoughts past and present. Joyce isn't a deluded stalker and Cecelia Ahern writes it so you can relate to Joyce and her predicament. Joyce feels a connection with Justin but doesn't know how.

It all falls in to place, Joyce received a blood transfusion after her fall and Justin gave blood in Dublin as part of the blood drive collection at the college he works.

Can Joyce convince Justin she isn't a nut bag stalker and in fact she knows something's he has thought and never told anyone??

Great read, I couldn't put it down.

This book is not very believable although it does still make for a great read, if this situation occured in real life (i mean the constant following and almost stalking) someone would be served with a restraining order.

This book could be perceived as a bit creepy but that's if you read to much in to, it is a lighthearted book, with a bit of everything, don't read too much in to the unrealistic bits they help make the book what it is, whether it would happen in real life or not.

Lastly I am not very good with blood anyway and have never donated (which is awful, everybody should try) but after reading this I will have to build my confidence up again as this has completely put me off, and although i know it's just a book and one that isn't very realistic, i googled blood/memories and you know there are doctors and scientists who believe it can happen with blood and organs!! Yikes!

Summary: Good read, makes you feel emotional