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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. If you've seen the movie, don't expect it to be like the book! The movie is the American version of the book. The book tends to be a little long-winded at times but definitely a great love story! (  )growing_like_weeds | Jun 30, 2009 |   I have to admit that I bought this book after seeing the movie. It is a fun, poignant movie and the book is too. The two stories are completely different so having seen the film first wasn't an issue. The story revolves around a young woman whose husband has died and how she tries to cope with life. Gerry is Holly's great love and they are infinitely happy together. One brain tumor later and she is alone, scared and adrift. Gerry leaves her "the list" of things she needs to do to get on with life -- an initial letter and one for each month until the end of the year of his death. This book is about love and loss, family, friends and living; many of these themes are repeated throughout the book (making it much longer than it has to be). It is poignant, humorous and sweet. Cecelia Ahern writes wonderfully about how losing a loved one is difficult and how finding a way through that pain and sadness to start life anew can be filled with things you never saw coming. (  )brainella | Jun 7, 2009 | I read this a while ago but the emotions it evoked still remain now. I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought it was both a clever story and written beautifully. I feel the author deals with the character's grief well and although you still feel at the end there is still much heart ache for her she has begun to move on. Not all happy happy but the reader is left with hope at the end. (  )pinkmouse | Jun 3, 2009 | A little long and mushy for me, but all and all it was a good book. Story of a woman whose husband dies and she can't move on it probably doesn't help that the husband sends her a bunch of letters that she is to open once a month to "help" her move on. ( )campingmomma | May 28, 2009 | The story revolves around the emotional journey of Holly after her husband Gerry's unfortunate death.The story follows up with a letter marked for every month signed by Gerry; guiding & helping her to move on with her life without him. Beautifully written! (  )RangDeBasanti | May 23, 2009 | 0.122 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0786890754, Paperback)Cecelia Ahern's debut novel, PS, I Love You, follows the engaging, witty, and occasionally sappy reawakening of Holly, a young Irish widow who must put her life back together after she loses her husband Gerry to a brain tumor. Ahern, the twentysomething daughter of Ireland's prime minister, has discovered a clever and original twist to the Moving On After Death concept made famous by novelists and screenwriters alike--Gerry has left Holly a series of letters designed to help her face the year ahead and carry on with her life. As the novel takes readers through the seasons (and through Gerry's monthly directives), we watch as Holly finds a new job, takes a holiday to Spain with her girlfriends, and sorts through her beloved husband's belongings. Accompanying Holly throughout the healing process is a cast of friends and family members who add as much to the novel's success as Holly's own tale of survival. In fact, it is these supporting character's mini-dramas that make PS, I Love You more than just another superficial tearjerker with the obligatory episode at a karaoke bar. Ahern shows real talent for capturing the essence of an interaction between friends and foes alike; even if Holly's circle of friends does resemble the gang from Bridget Jones a bit too neatly to ignore (her best friend is even called Sharon).While her style can be at times repetitive and her delivery is occasionally amateurish, Ahern deserves credit for a spirited first effort. If PS, I Love You is any indication of this author's talent, readers have much to look forward to as Ahern matures as a novelist and a storyteller. --Gisele Toueg (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:53 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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