Name: One Hundred Names
ISBN: 9780062248633

Cecelia Ahern

Internationally bestselling author Cecelia Ahern delivers her biggest and most compelling book yet—a tale of secrets, second chances, and the hidden connections that unite our lives Scandal has derailed journalist Kitty Logan's career, a setback that is soon compounded by an even more devastating loss. Constance, the woman who taught Kitty everything she knew, is dying. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her, "What is the one story you always wanted to write?" The answer lies in a single sheet of paper buried in Constance's office—a list of one hundred names—with no notes or explanation. But before Kitty can ask her friend, it is too late. Determined to unlock the mystery and rebuild her own shaky confidence, Kitty throws herself into the investigation, tracking down each of the names on the list and uncovering their connection. Meeting these ordinary people and learning their stories, Kitty begins to piece together an unexpected portrait of Constance's life . . . and starts to understand her own.

A Novel

One Hundred Names

Kitty Logan has lost her way. As a journalist, she's spent the past few years chasing the big scoops - no matter the consequences. When she makes a terrible mistake, she finds herself mired in scandal, her career implodes and even her personal relationships are tested to the limits. At a loss, Kitty finds distraction in a list of 100 names her late mentor and boss, Constance, has left her. Kitty's been given one final chance, the most important assignment of her life - to write the story behind the 100 names as a tribute piece to.

One hundred names

Kritika Narula

Such books make me fall in love with them veryyyy easily!
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Samiha Tasnim

She was nicknamed The Graveyard. Any secret, any piece of confidential information, personal or otherwise, that went in never, ever came back out. You knew you were safe; you knew you would never be judged or, if you were it would be silently, so you’d never know. She was perfectly named with a birth name that meant consistency and fortitude, and she was appropriately nicknamed; she was solid, permanent and steady, stoic but oddly comforting.


There are more people involved in telling a story than the writer, and you know that.


‘You look far away.’
‘I was thinking.’
‘I shall alert the authorities at once.’"


"…but sometimes when people are involved, business has to stop being business and the human must win."


But I was never the brave one. Why it should fall upon me to become that now is beyond me.


‘It’s very simple. If you were to randomly select one hundred people from a phone directory, you would not only find a story, you would find one hundred stories, because everybody, every single person, has a story to tell. Every single ordinary person has an extraordinary story. We might all think that we are unremarkable, that our lives are boring, just because we aren’t doing ground-breaking things or making headlines or winning awards. But the truth is we all do something that is fascinating, that is brave, that is something we should be proud of. Every day people do things that are not celebrated. That is what we should be writing about. The unsung heroes, the people that don’t believe they are heroes at all because they are just doing what they believe they have to do in their lives.’


‘Everybody has a story to tell,’ she said. ‘That is what links us all...'

This was a reread! 
This is honestly a wonderful book. 8/10 for sure. I really like the overall message and the heartwarming vibe of it. We start out not liking Kitty, our protagonist, much, but she really does redeem herself! I love the 100 people (and more specifically the 6 and their family/friends). This book is mostly very wholesome and I really needed this read after a handful of murder cases with DD Warren. 
As much as I would like to deny it, I think I am quite like Kitty too. When I’m all absorbed in my world, I put my own feelings first, which isn’t a good thing. But we can all grow and learn from it! 
Idk how to say this without spoiling everything but I adore this!

Tracey O’Rourke

I liked this book more and more the further I got into it, and ended up enjoying it quite a bit. A fairly light beach read, with a conceit that is broadcast well before the end of the book, it had interesting characters and an entertains story. Still more of a 3.5 that a 4, but I rounded up.

Marisa Shibata

beautiful. adored all the characters. they made such a mark on me that despite a massive gap in between starting this book and picking it up again much later to finish it, i was still able to recall them all. ending seemed slightly abrupt but fitting to the story, nonetheless.

Kitty Logan is a journalist who has just made a colossal mistake on a story, which puts her career on the line and sends her personal life into turmoil. Feeling at an all time low and in need of some guidance, she visits her terminally ill mentor, editor and friend. Kitty asks Constance what story has she always wanted to write but never got the opportunity to?Constance instructs Kitty to retrieve a file from her office and bring it back to her in hospital. However, when Kitty finally returns with the envelope, it's too late. Constance has passed away.When Kitty opens the envelope, she finds a list of names: one hundred names. There is no synopsis, no explanation, nothing else to explain what the story is or who these people are. The story is simply a mystery.Kitty embarks on the biggest story of her life, seeking out and meeting as many people on the list as she can to hear their stories, uncover Constance's own story, and, importantly, rediscover herself and the magical gift for storytelling.

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The uplifting and thoughtful novel from the uniquely talented author. Everyone has a story to tell...

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Journalist Kitty Logan's career has been destroyed by scandal, and she now faces losing the woman who guided her and taught her everything she knew. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her - what is the one story she always wanted to write? The answer lies in a file buried in Constance's office: a list of one hundred names. There is no synopsis, no explanation, nothing else to explain what the story is or who these people are. The list is simply a mystery. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it is too late. With everything to prove, Kitty is assigned the most important task of her life - to write the story her mentor never had the opportunity to. Kitty has to not only track down and meet the people on the list, but find out what connects them. And, in the process of hearing ordinary people's stories, she uncovers Constance's - and starts to understand her own. Kitty Logan is a journalist who has just made a colossal mistake on a story, which puts her career on the line and sends her personal life into turmoil. Feeling at an all time low and in need of some guidance, she visits her terminally ill mentor, editor and friend. Kitty asks Constance what story has she always wanted to write but never got the opportunity to?

One Hundred Names A Novel

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