P.S. I love you by Cecelia Ahern

PS, I Love You is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's first novel, published in 2004. The book reached #1 bestseller status in Ireland (for 19 weeks), the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Set in Ireland, Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life - a passionate, funny and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry, so it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of 10 letters that will guide her, not only through her grief but in rediscovering herself. The messages are Gerry's way of informing Holly life goes on. The messages include various tasks and treats Gerry has left for Holly. This is his way of letting her know he will always be there for her. Each letter sends her on a new adventure which slowly moulds her into a new person, each signs off in the same way: "PS, I Love You." Holly's mother and best friends, Sharon and Denise, begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but, in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future, making her stronger and helping her to move on into a bright future.

• Holly Kennedy - The main character
• Gerry Kennedy - Holly's husband
• Sharon McCarthy - Holly's best friend
• John McCarthy - Sharon's Husband
• Denise Hennessey - Holly's best friend
• Tom O'Connor - Denise's fiance
• Daniel Connolly - Holly's friend
• Elizabeth - Holly's mother
• Frank - Holly's father
• Richard - Holly's older brother
• Meredith - Richard's ex-wife
• Timothy - Richard's son
• Emily - Richard's daughter
• Jack - Holly's brother
• Abbey - Jack's girlfriend
• Ciara - Holly's younger sister
• Mathew - Ciara's Australian boyfriend
• Declan - Holly's younger brother
• Leo - Holly's hair stylist
• Barbara - A travel agent
• Chris Feeney - Holly's boss
• Alice Goodyear - Holly's colleague
• Charlie - A bartender
• Laura - Daniel's ex-girlfriend

Despite the hype and commercial success, (Irish political figure Bertie Ahern's daughter) Cecilia Ahern's debut novel drew mixed-to-negative reception. Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) gave it three out of five stars, stating that Ahern's book is "funny and emotional" but criticised his impression that the message of the book was one of getting over the death of a loved one by "getting drunk and shopping". The Guardian wrote a satirical review in which Ahern's shallow characterisation and melodramatic plot were lampooned. The Clare County library called the book "overhyped", "predictable" and "full of stock characters", but lastly an "easy read...

A film adaptation of the book was released in 2007 with Hilary Swank as Holly, and Gerard Butler as her husband, Gerry. James Marsters plays John McCarthy and Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays William Gallagher. The cast included Kathy Bates, Harry Connick, Jr., Gina Gershon and Lisa Kudrow. Filming began in October 2006 in New York City and Ireland, and the movie was released on 21 December 2007 in the United States (see below for other release information).
Although box office numbers were high, critics gave the film negative reviews.




The major difference between the novel and its film adaptation is that, in the novel, the main characters Holly and Gerry Kennedy are Irish. In the film, only Gerry is Irish, Holly and her family are Irish Americans, and the two live in New York. Also in the novel, Holly has numerous siblings, but in the film she has one. The film adds a character called William, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Another change is that in the books, the letters arrive all in a package together and Holly is expected to open them once a month. In the movie, the letters are delivered by mail. The film remains fairly true to the novel, and all of Gerry's letters are virtually unchanged.

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