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Biography of Cecelia Ahern

Cecelia Ahern was born on September 30, 1981 in Dublin, Ireland. She

is the daughter of Bertie Ahern, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) since June 26,1997,

and is the sister-in-law of Nicky Byrne of Irish popgroup Westlife, who is married to

her older sister, Georgina Ahern. In 2000, Cecelia was part of the Irish pop-group

Shimma, who finished third in the Irish national final for the Eurovision Song

Contest. Before embarking on her writing career, Cecelia Ahern completed a Degree

in Journalism and Media Communications.

At twenty-one, she wrote her debut novel PS, I Love You, published in

January 2004, which was sold to over forty countries. The novel was one of the

biggest-selling debut novels of 2004, reaching No.1 in Ireland and in the U.K.

Sunday Times bestseller list and was selected for the Richard and Judy Summer

Read campaign. It was also a bestseller throughout Europe and the U.S.A., staying

on the best-seller list in Germany for over 52 weeks. For her debut novel, she was

nominated for Best Newcomer 2004/05 at the British Book and in 2006, she was

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Bros and Wendy Finerman Productions. It has now been made into a motion picture

directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Hilary Swank, Lisa Kudrow, Kathy

Bates, Gerry Butler, Harry Connick Jr., Gina Gershon and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

In November 2004, her second book, Where Rainbows End (U.S.A.:

Love, Rosie / Rosie Dunne), also reached No.1 in Ireland and the UK, remaining at

the top of the Irish bestsellers list for 12 weeks and again a bestseller internationally.

For her second book, she won the 2005 Irish Post Award for Literature and a 2005

Corine Award for Where Rainbows End (Fur Immer Viellecht), which was voted by

German readers. In November 2005, her third book, If You Could See Me Now was

published and also became an international bestseller. In May 2007 Cosmopolitan

U.S. honoured her with a Fun Fearless Fiction Award 2007 for her thrid book. It has

been optioned by SB Films (London) Producer Simon Brooks.

In October 2006, her fourth novel, A Place Called Here, was a

international number one bestseller and has gone straight to No.1 in U.K. and

Ireland. It was published in U.S.A. under the title There's No Place Like Here. It is

optioned by Touchstone with Warren Littlefield for a TV Drama series.

Cecelia has contributed with short stories to the following anthologies

for which all her royalties go to charity: Irish Girls are Back in Town, Short and

Sweet, Moments, Ladies Night 4, Girls Night in 2 and she has written a novella titled

Mrs. Whippy.

Other published stories are The Production Line for Express Magazine,

Every Year for Harrod's Magazine, The Things That I Remember for Woman's Own,

Remembering Mum for Express Magazine, Mallard and May for Woman and Home.

Cecelia also is the co-creater (along with Donald Todd) and producer of the ABC

half-hour comedy television show, Samantha Who? Stars: Christina Applegate, Jean

Smart, Jennifer Esposito, Barry Watson, Kevin Dunn, Melissa McCarthy and Tim

Russ.

Cecelia Ahern continues living in Dublin. On 14 December 2009, it was

announced that Cecelia had given birth to her first child with husband David

Keoghan, a girl named Robin.One of her spokeswomen confirmed in March 2012

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named Sonny on 23 July 2012. They currently live in Malahide in North County

Dublin.

Summary of Cecelia Ahern’s Novel Love, Rosie

Alex and Rosie have been best friends for almost as long as they can

remember. After depicting their time together as children, the novel jumps to Rosie

making a speech at what appears to be a wedding, while staring at Alex, implying it

may be his wedding but not hers. Rosie is upset because of getting drunk during her

18th birthday. Alex comes over to discuss the previous night's events but pauses

when Rosie tells him how she wished it never happened. The pair later go to the

beach together to attend a party where 'the fittest guy in [their]grade' asks Rosie to

the school dance, which she rejects saying she is going with Alex. Alex later tells her

that an attractive and 'out of his league' girl named Bethany wants to go with him.

After a fight between the two, Alex and Bethany go to the dance along with Greg and

Rosie. After some dancing, Bethany and Alex share a passionate kiss and Greg and

Rosie get a private room. The two then have sex but due to Greg's inexperience, the

condom comes off and gets stuck inside Rosie. She immediately calls Alex who gets

her to a hospital then takes her home.

Later, Rosie receives a letter telling her that she has been accepted into

Boston University for the hotel management course that she wants to do. After

running over to tell Alex, she overhears him and Bethany having sex and vomits into

a handbag. She leaves without seeing Alex and goes to a pharmacist, saying she has

been feeling nauseous lately. The woman behind the counter, Ruby, gives her a

pregnancy test which turns out to be positive despite her taking the morning after

pill. Rosie decides against telling Alex after he tells her that he has been accepted by

Harvard, not wanting him to stay for her. Rosie says goodbye to Alex at an airport as

he heads to his university, saying she will be just behind him. Rosie gives birth to a

baby girl, whom she names Katie, and decides not to give her up for adoption despite

prior plans. Rosie raises Katie as a single mother.

A few months later, Rosie, with baby Katie, bumps into Bethany in the

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visit Rosie. The two become friends again and Alex becomes the godfather of baby

Katie.

Back in America, Alex meets a girl in a bar and they soon move in

together. Five years later, after Alex convinces Rosie to visit, Rosie discovers that

Alex's girlfriend is incredibly posh and snobby, taking them to an art gallery of a

man named Herb. Upon telling Alex that she didn't see them as a good couple, they

fight and Rosie goes back to England. During the trip she also finds out that Alex's

girlfriend is pregnant. Greg (who earlier moved to Ibiza after hearing of Rosie's

pregnancy) visits Rosie at work having received her letter and a drawing by Katie.

After some arguing, Rosie decides that Greg can see Katie. The three become a

family and Alex then receives an invitation to Rosie's wedding to Greg. Rosie

marries Greg but notices Alex's absence from the event. Rosie's parents go on a trip

and Rosie soon receives a call from her mother saying that Rosie's father has died. At

the funeral, Alex visits and the two reconcile. Greg is also present but noticeably

drunk and rude to Alex and Rosie.

Rosie and Alex's lives go on. Rosie discovers that Alex's girlfriend had

been cheating with Herb, the art dealer, and the baby was not in fact his, something

he is devastated by. At the time, she also bumps into Bethany, who is now an

international model and Rosie tells her to go visit Alex in Boston while she is on

tour. After Greg's treatment of Rosie at the funeral, Alex sends her a letter saying that

she deserves better and that he believes he can be that better man. Greg however

intercepts the letter and hides it from Rosie. Rosie goes to work and is excited when

she sees that Greg has booked the bridal suite, assuming it is for their anniversary

however after receiving a call from him saying that he will not be home, Rosie

realizes he is cheating. She goes to intercept him at the hotel's bar and breaks up with

him. After throwing away all of Greg's things, Rosie discovers the letter and

promptly messages Alex to tell him she feels the same, with Alex saying in the letter

that he would never bring it up again if she didn't tell him she felt the same. Rosie

messages Alex, who then video calls her, but instead of Alex, Rosie sees Bethany

who is now living with Alex. Bethany and Alex tell Rosie that they are getting

married and that they want her to be his best man, because Rosie suggested her to

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Rosie flies out to their wedding with plans of telling Alex of her feelings

but its too late, arriving just after the ceremony. The novel then switches back to the

first scene where Rosie is making a speech. She tells Alex she loves him in the

speech, but covers it up saying that it is only as a friend or sister. Rosie's daughter

Katie has brought a close friend named Toby with her on the trip and the two very

much resemble a young Alex and Rosie in their deep love and friendship for each

other. Toby kisses Katie and she goes outside, very distressed. Rosie and Alex

comfort Katie and Alex tells her that she should go talk to Toby saying that if she

rejects him now he will spend the rest of his life looking for someone to live up to

her, but no-one ever will, all while Alex keeps eye contact with Rosie. Alex realizes

that Rosie doesn't remember the kiss they shared on her 18th birthday, and

misunderstands her wishing that night never happened as her telling him that she

doesn't want to be more than friends. The scene switches to Rosie saying goodbye to

Alex at an airport as he leaves with Bethany.

Rosie starts up her own hotel and is pleasantly surprised when Alex arrives

there. Alex tells Rosie that he has 'no baggage' and that he is no longer with Bethany.

He then proceeds to tell her about a dream he had (his weird dreams being shared

throughout the film, such as being the tip of an arrow, which no-one understands but

Rosie) which consists of them being together. The two share a kiss and the camera

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