Name: PS, I Love You
ISBN: 9780007165001

Cecelia Ahern

Meaningful, moving and magical - the classic bestselling love story

PS, I Love You

Arturo Hernández

This is a story about the aftermath of loving someone so much and then letting them go all of the sudden.

The whole book aims to respond: What do you do when the one person you loved dies?

Discover how Holly's journey began before diving into Cecelia Ahern's new sequel, Postscript. Everyone needs a guardian angel. Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they can finish each other's sentences and even when they fight, they laugh. No one can imagine Holly and Gerry without each other. Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He's left her a bundle of notes, one for each of the months after his death, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note signed 'PS, I Love You'. As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, Holly is both cheered up and challenged. The man who knows her better than anyone sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing--and being braver than ever before. Life is for living, she realizes--but it always helps if there's an angel watching over you.

A Novel

A touching story about coping with grief and learning to move on with life, PS, I love you is a beautifully written book that I absolutely adored from start to finish. 

Throughout the book, we see many changes in Holly's relationships with people, good and bad, and we see all her struggles, as well as her happy moments, as she slowly learns to deal with her grief. She finds herself in plenty of situations that we can relate to, and we are there with a tissue in hand to support her all the way through!

Overall an absolutely brilliant read, I truly felt connected to Holly, and I rooted for her the whole way through; I would definitely read it again!

Aistė

A touching story about coping with grief and learning to move on with life, PS, I love you is a beautifully written book that I absolutely adored from start to finish. 

Throughout the book, we see many changes in Holly's relationships with people, good and bad, and we see all her struggles, as well as her happy moments, as she slowly learns to deal with her grief. She finds herself in plenty of situations that we can relate to, and we are there with a tissue in hand to support her all the way through!

Overall an absolutely brilliant read, I truly felt connected to Holly, and I rooted for her the whole way through; I would definitely read it again!

Gayathri Jinesh

Bunch of 30yr olds, behaving like teenagers.

Before diving into Cecelia Ahern's new sequel, Postscript, discover how Holly's journey began in this New York Times bestseller. Everyone needs a guardian angel! Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other's sentences and even when they fought, they laughed. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other. Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He's left her a bundle of notes, one for each of the months after his death, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note signed 'PS, I Love You'. As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, Holly is both cheered up and challenged. The man who knows her better than anyone sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing--and being braver than ever before. Life is for living, she realises--but it always helps if there's an angel watching over you.

Gisela Ayala 

Léa

Une super lecture, vraiment, j'ai beaucoup aimé la plume de Cecelia Ahern. Je suis passée par un tas d'émotions durant ma lecture, j'ai navigué entre la joie, la tristesse ect...
Ce livre est rafraîchissant, on ne s'ennuie pas et pour quelqu'un comme moi, qui a l'habitude de livre exclusivement du fantasy/fantastique, j'ai adoré cette lecture.

Zee Abbas 

The plot was good, the writing didn't do it for me. Exclamation marks at all the wrong places.

Navya 

** spoiler alert **
           The first book when i cried . Garry's death broke me apart .

Sian Wadey

PS, I Love You  by Cecelia Ahern

There was only one thing going for this book, and that's what I call 'the pull', the thing that makes you keep turning the pages, even when you're really tired. Other than that there was so much wrong with it. I watched the film first and I'm glad I did, because I actually thought it was better than the book. Also, without the film, I would have had no images in my head for any of the characters. 
For a start, I had no idea where the book was set. It eventually revealed that it was Ireland, so that was fine. The character of Holly slowly got on my nerves. The things she did and said began to grate on me the further it went on. Her friends were the same person pretty much. I also had no sense of Gerry at all. I had no idea what he looked like, what his interests were or anything. It all seemed a bit inappropriate that Holly was checking out other men within months of her husband passing. The dialogue was really strange as well, people don't talk like that! Ahern also used adjectives like 'bitchily'. I didn't think that was a word.
I thougt the story in the film would've made a much better book. The whole thing was much more romantic. Gerry sent Holly to the place where they met rather than to Lanzarote and the letters arrived at random. The only thing the film lacked were the family present in the book, which I thought was needed, and the ending was rather unrealistic. She started up a shoe shop from nothing! 
I hope Ahern gets better because there's something there for her to work with.

I've always been a sucker for Cecelia Ahern's writing, but this one disappointed quite a bit. 

I don't know what it was, there just wasn't the charm from her other books. Its a beautiful story all the same, but a little lacking on the writing I believe. 

I'm a killer for epilogues, but I couldn't bring myself to read the follow up next part. Sigh, off to re read 'if you could see me now'

Raavee 

I've always been a sucker for Cecelia Ahern's writing, but this one disappointed quite a bit. 

I don't know what it was, there just wasn't the charm from her other books. Its a beautiful story all the same, but a little lacking on the writing I believe. 

I'm a killer for epilogues, but I couldn't bring myself to read the follow up next part. Sigh, off to re read 'if you could see me now'

Holly couldn't live without her husband Gerry, until the day she had to. They were the kind of young couple who could finish each other's sentences. When Gerry succumbs to a terminal illness and dies, 30-year-old Holly is set adrift, unable to pick up the pieces. But with the help of a series of letters her husband left her before he died and a little nudging from an eccentric assortment of family and friends, she learns to laugh, overcome her fears, and discover a world she never knew existed.

Vilde

It's been years since I read P.S. I Love You!, and to be honest I don't really remember a lot from it, but there's a lingering emotional impression from it. It's strange to pick up the threads of a book that you previously read for perhaps over 10 years ago (...), but in a way also a reunion in a way. I was however a bit hesitant about what could one possibly be convey with Postscript, but I was positively surprised, it is a nice touch to the characters and their stories.

Sara Hakkoum

A very nice read, slightly predictable, but with a very nice ending and moral.

Meaningful and moving - the classic million-copy bestselling love story from Cecelia Ahern.

Jenny

Such a beautiful story about love and loss. Learning to love life over and over again, and dealing with grief along the way. I felt so connected to this story. It took a while to get through because I didn’t want it to end! The three main character’s friendship is pure and real, and it was so fun to dip into their lives in this story. I wish there was a part 2. This book made me laugh and cry throughout! Writing is a little repetitive but it doesn’t take away from the heartwarming story. 

always, annej 〄

This book is about losing someone you love, coping up, and learning to live (and love) again. It is not only about the sad moments but more of remembering the memories with joy and large doses of laughter. Don’t judge me, I’m not a bad person. It’s just that, the story was very entertaining and these characters are so funny. Maybe I cried? But it was while I was laughing so hard.

 

While reading it, I feel so light and happy. Even though there were still down times, the whole book centered more on living. After reading it, I feel like I just want to… live.

 

The book also provides warmth and coziness from all these people who are so natural and loving and funny. Even while the lead character was suffering from grief, they walked with her. Until she eventually learned how to walk on her own. You can actually feel their affection seeping out from the pages. These true friends and adorable family gave more color to this story.

 

Because I can’t stop mentioning the hilariousness in this book, I want to share one of my favorite laugh out loud scenes with you.

The Girls in the City documentary

 

This was a documentary created by the main character’s brother for his project. It ended up being aired on television and accidentally made the lead, her sister and her girl friends to be instant famous. What’s funny about this is the fact that these girls are unaware they were being filmed. They did but due to the influence of alcohol, they weren’t bothered about it. So they went bar hopping drunk and did the craziest of things.

 

They managed to get inside a celebrity only club where the lead told the bouncers she was a princess and her sister was a famous singer.

The funnier thing? these guys believed them and they were welcomed inside. Not long after they’re doing their silly adventures inside (act like celebrities and do operation Gold Curtain), these guys realized they’re just faking it.

 

The funniest thing? the lead and her girl friends hid under the bed covers and lie as flat and still as they could. They’re not so good at hiding though because they’re bodies are very noticeable on the cover. Then the guys pulled the covers .

 

They were like idiots so stiffly caught on act. The lead managed to say a very funny slur of her fail attempt at being a princess. They’re thrown outside of course but only after their silly attempts to persuade the guys they were real celebs.

 

It was absolutely hilarious to witness that scene. Weeks later, they watched that documentary before airing it on TV. Their friends and family couldn’t stop laughing and so are everyone else who watched it on TV.

The plot. The worst already happened at the start of the story. So what you can expect for the next scenes are series of small down and tons of laughing moments.

The setting. Hopping from pub to pub, locally and to another country, you can expect parties, beaches, cities in Ireland (of course), clubs, and gardens.

The romance. Not much of romance for our girl but for the other characters, there will be. The romance for our lead consists of flashback memories.

The characters. Everyone is funny in their own ways. Old relationships will stay, there will be new ones, and of course, surprises for them all.

The ending.

Allison Francis

This is ine of those rare cases where I actually like the movie better than the book. They both tell the stories in two different ways and I found the movie version to be the better retelling. I felt the book Holly was a boring character as she did not have much uniqueness about her personality.

cossette

have not sobbed my silly little eyes out like this over a book in a while!

I really, really enjoyed this book up until the next to last chapter. It made me feel sad, cry, laugh and pretty much every other emotion. I just feel like she built up this great story and let it crash and burn at the end. I was a little let down.

Kourtney

This book was very hard to read for me. While on one hand I loved it and will have it on my bookshelf for life, on the other hand it made me cry buckets throughout. It helped me take stock of my life and appreciate those around me (and knowing my boyfriend would never do that for me! Jealous!)

Sarah 

I liked the book don't get me wrong. It was just slow. The real emotion didn't start for me until halfway through the book. I felt like I was getting nothing from Holly but depression and it didn't seem right and kinda bored me. To be fair, I just finished Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes and that was an emotional rollacoster. The ending was good, not what I expected, it was right though.

Joleen

They completely butchered this book when they made it into a movie. Like most I saw the movie first and barely got around to reading it. Yes the movie itself was beautiful but they changed everything. This book was beautiful and it didn't need changing. There wasn't anything wrong with the book that they had to completely gut it and keep just the outline of it. Great read!

Janet Doré

As I was reading this book, I kept thinking that it would make a better movie than a book. For me, the writing was too simplistic and predictable. I guess with all my reading, I'm getting a little more literary!

" Dès que Holly tenait une enveloppe dans sa main, elle sentait son lien avec lui. Les deux fois où elle en avait ouvert une, elle avait le sentiment qu'il était assis à côté d'elle et s'amusait de ses réactions. " Quand on trouve l'âme sœur, on croit que le bonheur durera toujours. C'est ce que pensait Holly jusqu'à ce que son Gerry ne meure d'une terrible maladie. A trente ans, Holly se retrouve seule, démunie, sans espoir. Mais Gerry lui réserve une ultime surprise. Il lui a laissé dix lettres qui forment une " liste " de choses à accomplir pour réapprendre à vivre. Par-delà la mort, Gerry lui adresse un message d'amour et de courage : elle doit apprendre à être heureuse sans lui, malgré le lien fort qui les unissait. Holly va affronter sa douleur pour réaliser, entre rires et larmes, que la vie vaut malgré tout la peine d'être vécue. Une comédie romantique, drôle et poignante, qui dépeint la vie telle qu'elle est : belle et triste à la fois.

PS, I Love You

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