Meticulously organized and painstakingly punctual, Elizabeth Eagan's life runs as smoothly as a well oiled machine. With never a hair out of place, Elizabeth dazzles her clients with her savvy interior design sense as she decorates the sleepy little town of Baile na gCroΓ―ΒΏΒ½the in Ireland. No doubt, perhaps her constant need to be over-the-top stems back to the absence of a stable family life during her childhood years. With a mother who drifted in and out of her life to a father who rarely acknowledges her presence, Elizabeth finds herself lost in an archaic town without even the help of a Starbuck's mocha latte to see her through.
When her out-of-control sister, Saoirse, decides to fly the coop and leave her the responsibility of raising a six year old boy, Elizabeth must once again rise to the occasion and become the mother figure that her family so desperately needs. When Luke starts playing with an imaginary friend, Elizabeth's patience is put to the test. Having Luke occupied is not such a bad thing after all, but the thought of her own flesh and blood believing in such nonsense is ludicrous. Ironically, around the same time, a complete stranger walks into her life and brings with him such wisdom and solitude that his presence turns out to be a much needed reprieve from her somewhat chaotic life. With so much on her plate and not a shoulder to cry on, Elizabeth finds herself learning to let go and learns some valuable life lessons while she dabbles with finding the meaning of true love.
Uplifting and entertaining, Cecelia Ahern's #1 bestseller in Ireland makes its debut in the States. This, her third novel, brings her readers an inspirational character- centered novel that questions the veracity of childhood dreams and brings to the forefront the existence of imaginary friends. Despite the rather slow-paced and at times dragging plot, Ahern redeems herself with a truly magical ending that leaves the reader with a renewed sense of the importance of finding true love and happiness in life. This heart-warming tale is sure to please Ahern's fans while at the same time, attract new ones into her land of fairy tales and dreams.
In her third novel, bestselling author Cecelia Ahern
introduces us to two sisters at odds with each other.
Elizabethβs life is an organized mess. The organized part is
all due to her own efforts. The mess is entirely due to her
sister, Saoirse, whose personal problems leave Elizabeth
scrambling to pick up the pieces. One of these pieces is
Saoirseβs six-year-old son, Luke. Luke is quiet and
contemplative, until the arrival of a new friend, Ivan,
turns him into an outgoing, lively kid. And Elizabethβs life
is about to change in wonderful ways she has only dreamed of.
With all the warmth and wit that fans have come to expect
from Cecelia Ahern, this is a novel full of magic, heart,
and surprising romance.
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