Ps i like you is the you ve got mail of the young adult genre. It is important to note that not all the book is sad, and there are moments of joy, fun and laughter. Use our lovebook creator to build your list of reasons why you love someone. Does this book shows all characters including hollys father, ciaras boyfriend, richard hollys brother, and more. I still love you by jenny han, lara jean song covey finds herself being pursued by.
It not only claimed the number one bestseller status in ireland, britain, the united states, germany, and the netherlands but was on the number one spot in ireland for nineteen weeks. This study guide consists of approximately 58 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of p. The main characters of this romance, womens fiction story are holly kennedy, frank kennedy. Ps, i love you is irish writer cecelia ahern s debut novel, published in 2004. Upon its release in 2007, the original film based on cecelia aherns book of the. Its a sweet book thats certainly centered on romance, but there also are lots of thoughtprovoking ideas about love, dating, and gender expectations. Holly and gerry met through mutual friends while still in junior high school. Holly and gerry are a married couple who live in new york. Im going to find whoever did this and kick their butt. Monica lopez protagonist theme narrator conflict peter is the protagonist. Hollys mother and best friends begin to worry that gerrys letters are keeping holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Look at chapter ten and discuss richards interaction with holly. It was good to see how ahern remembered the other characters and incorporated their grief in the book too. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 470 pages and is available in paperback format. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of ps, i love you by cecelia ahern. Ps, i love you 2004, a novel by irish author cecelia ahern, tells the story of a young. All status updates are spoilerfree no specific plot points will be revealed but will contain reactions to certain pages andor characters. The theme of the book is, i think, meant to be how holly comes to terms with the devastation of losing her husband with his help. But i friggin love the movie you ve got mail and this book came my way at exactly the right time so i was happy to read a cute and predictable ya romance. Cecelia ahern is author of the international bestsellers ps, i love you, love, rosie, and if you could see me now. It made me cry at times and there was a few laugh out loud moments. After the fight between lara jean, josh and peter at the coveys christmas party, lara jean realizes that she has fallen for peter. Read ps, i love you a novel by cecelia ahern available from rakuten kobo.
Lily abbott is a selfproclaimed quirky, awkward, and weird girl. As you go through this year of hollys life, you ache for her as she deals with the death of her husband. Just when she decides its impossible to find a guy who likes her the way she is, she picks up an anonymous pen pal in. Lily is one of the funniest heroines ive met in a long time.
But i friggin love the movie youve got mail and this book came my way at exactly the right time so i was happy to read a cute and predictable ya romance. It seems to give you a personal look inside the real character in the story line. Buy a cheap copy of ps, i love you book by cecelia ahern. They always knew that they are soul mates and are destined to be together. P s i love you is an uplifting debut book of the author, cecilia ahern. Hoping to reconcile, lara jean heads over to peters house with a love. This summary of ps, i love you includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. I still love you by jenny han booktalk with xtinemay. Film rights to if you could see me now have been bought by walt disney pictures, and ps, i love you was made into a film by warner bros. This book does not just provide a captivating story, it also provides closure for ps, i love you readers indeed you will end up viewing ps, i love you differently, and gerry is. This frees the pair to start a romantic relationship with a clean slate, but over the course of the novel it becomes clear that embarking on a relationship that turns an. With gerrys words as her guide, holly embarks on a journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of.
The screenplay by lagravenese and steven rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by cecelia ahern. The two books share the same main character and narrator, lara jean song covey, a koreanamerican teenaged girl. Lara jeans romantic entanglements complicate themselves further. Having read and totally loved ps i love you, i was very excited to read postscript which is the sequel to ps i love you. Miranda kenneally, author of catching jordan clever and heartwarming. We continue to produce and ship books every day, globally. P s i love you by cecelia ahern a beautful romance book.
Lovebook is the most unique personalized gifts you could ever give. Who is holly at the book s start, and at the book s. I still love you is a young adult novel by jenny han, published by scholastic in 2015. Share your opinions of him both the beginning of the book and at the end. Why is it important that we see the characters moving on. A sequel to romantic tearjerker ps i love you is getting made years after the first film was released.
Ps i like you is about teenage lily, a quirky musician who speaks her mind and makes snap decisions. The book tells the story of holly and gerry who are married and live in dublin. Like millions of people, i watched the film version of p. Holly kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life a passionate, funny, and impetuous irishman named gerry. Cecelia aherns debut novel, ps, i love you, follows the engaging, witty, and occasionally sappy reawakening of holly, a young irish widow who must put her life. Discuss who experiences a transformation in ps, i love you. Holly is a fantastic protagonist who begins to mend through the solace provided by gerry.
Ahern looks at a range of emotions and the rollercoaster of grief. Lara jean song covey is the main character and narrator of this novel. I like you by kasie west meet your next favorite book. Booknesia21 features limitedtime offers for the best free books. Title aside even if it is the salutation of each of gerrys notes, ps, i love you is a powerful character study that focuses on grieving and healing. It is a sweet and simple love tale that revolves around childhood sweethearts, holly and gerry. I just love when letterwriting is a big part of a book. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Holly kennedy, 29, has just become a widow when the novel opens, her husband gerry her best friend, lover and soul mate having succumbed to a brain tumor.
I dont think i have a favourite character in this book. Ps, i love you is irish writer cecelia aherns first novel, published in 2004. This book continues seven years after gerrys death. I like you, by kasie west author of the distance between us, the fillin boyfriend is a sweet, funny contemporary high school romance. Ps i like you is the youve got mail of the young adult genre. Ps, i love you by cecelia ahern book club discussion. Lisa schroeder, author of the bridge from me to you the perfect romantic comedy. Jenny han is the bestselling author of the summer i turned pretty series. I know that movies arent the same as books because they are written by different people. In the wake of the events detailed in to all the boys i loved before 2014, lara jean confesses her love for handsome golden boy peter. So, i figured that it was well past time that i read the original novel by cecilia ahern.
They deeply love each other but also fight occasionally like every. Foreign rights to her novels have been purchased in more than forty countries and have sold more than four million. Ps, i love you by cecelia ahern from the guardian the. The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide. Ps, i love you 2004, a novel by irish author cecelia ahern, tells the. A film adaptation of the book was released on february 12, 2020 on netflix. She is also the author of the chapter book clara lee and the apple pie dream. A novel about holding on, letting go, and learning to love again. Character stage personalized gift book that says why you. A former childrens bookseller, she earned her mfa degree in creative writing at the new. The first book, released in 2014, left readers aching for more lara jean, and han delivered the goods in 2015 with the release of the second installment, p. I love you follows widow, holly as she learns how to live after the premature death of her husband, gerry. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1st 2003, and was written by cecelia ahern. I still love you is the sequel to jenny hans wonderful to all the boys ive loved before.
Holly kennedy holds the sweater of her husband, gerry clark. I love you tammy mcdaniel eng 225 jonathan beller august 15, 2011 p. Lara jean and peter have just taken their relationship from pretend to officially official when another recipient of one of her old love letters enters the picture. It stars hilary swank, gerard butler, lisa kudrow, gina gershon, james marsters, harry connick jr. I love you, is a film about learning to let go and move on with your life after the death of a spouse. Before diving into cecelia aherns new sequel, postscript, discover how hollys journey began in this new york times bes. I love you is a 2007 american tragedy romance film directed by richard lagravenese. It is a direct sequel to to all the boys ive loved before. I felt the emotions holly was feeling, and could have cried along with her. It is well written and the characters are well developed. It is a sequel to to all the boys ive loved before, published in 2014. After a visit with her best friend, sharon mccarthy, holly decides to retrieve the. If you still cant decide what to read you might want to browse through some covers to see what strikes your fancy.