P.S: I Love You by Cecilia Ahern Novel free pdf download

Author(s) Cecelia Ahern
Country Ireland
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Thorndike Press
Publication date April 2004
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages 655 pp (hardcover)
512 pp (paperback)
IISBN 0-7862-6164-1 (hardcover)
ISBN 0-00-716500-5 (paperback)
OCLC Number 54374542
Followed by Where Rainbows End

PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Published by Harper Collins 2004

Cecelia Ahern’s first novel was launched with a maximum of hype and
publicity. If one believes the publicity, she is the next Shakespeare – a
suggestion which does no favours for Ms Ahern. Readers’ expectations
are raised to expect a profound work of literature and instead they get a
nice holiday read.
The heroine of the book is Holly, a thirty year old Dublin woman whose
husband died of cancer and who is trying to get on with her life as a
young widow. The idea is brilliant – her husband leaves her a series of
challenges to be carried out each month during the year following his
death. However, the author’s writing skills do not live up to the good
idea. It is clichéd and predictable with more than a suggestion of the
‘Dort’ accent and lifestyle, which revolves round trendy night clubs and
bars and getting stupidly and embarrassingly drunk.
The characters are slightly drawn and are the stock figures of romance –
disapproving in-laws, unsympathetic and tear-away siblings and
supportive but puzzled parents – who all behave predictably. The theme
of the book is, I think, meant to be how Holly comes to terms with the
devastation of losing her husband - with his help. Bereavement and loss
are very weighty subjects for a young inexperienced author to tackle
effectively. She does not succeed in doing justice to her chosen theme
and fails to convey any depth of feelings or emotion in her main
character.
That said, this is an easy read with an in-built feel-good factor and is
ideal for whiling away the hours on the beach.