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Genre/Form: | Fiction Psychological fiction Movie novels Romans, nouvelles, etc |
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Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Cecelia Ahern |
ISBN: | 9780007184156 0007184158 |
OCLC Number: | 192026378 |
Notes: | Movie tie-in. |
Description: | 519 pages ; 18 cm |
Responsibility: | Cecelia Ahern. |
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The Heart Speaks and Romance Lives On…
A touching, heart-warming story of grief, its many stages and how the one you love the most can prepare you for life after they’re gone.
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A touching, heart-warming story of grief, its many stages and how the one you love the most can prepare you for life after they’re gone.
Holly and Gerry were high school sweethearts, newly married and very much in love when tragedy strikes and Gerry is diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. Holly is devastated and doesn’t think she can go on until she discovers that Gerry left her a series of 10 envelopes to be opened monthly with instructions on how to go on with her life. Holly is not only faced with finding a life without her beloved husband, but also faces problems dealing with her friends, whose lives also must go on.
I really enjoyed the characters and the steady way that the plot builds. It was so endearing to see the ways in which Gerry’s notes helped Holly to be brave and encouraged her to have fun, and to even go shopping!
I appreciated the “voice” that Ahern gives to Gerry – you realize just how much he loved his wife and although he knew their time together was going to be short, he wanted to infuse her with his total devotion and leave that remembrance even after he was gone.
This book reminded me of Anybody Out There? By Marian Keyes, but although they are both Irish-born, their writing styles are different and they tell a very different story based on a similar theme.
I’m looking forward to renting the movie, although I hear it’s different than the book, I always find it interesting to see the way “Hollywood” represents a book on film. Cecelia Ahern is truly talented, and I will be reading more from this author.
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