If You Could See Me Now

Product Details

Author : Cecelia Ahern
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780007754472
Number of Pages : 336
Product Group : Book
Publication Date : 2005-11-21
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

ASIN : 0007212259

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Editorial Reviews

Synopsis

This book is from the number 1 bestselling author of "PS, I Love You" and "Where Rainbows End" comes a love story with heart - and just a little bit of magic! Everything in Elizabeth Egan's life has its place, from the espresso cups in her gleaming kitchen to the swatches and paint pots of her interior design business. Order and precision keep life under control - and Elizabeth's heart from the pain and hurt she has suffered in the past. The only cloud on the horizon is her sister Saoirse, a red-haired whirlwind always leaving behind pieces, which Elizabeth struggles to pick up - including her six-year-old son Luke. Being a reluctant mother while trying to keep her business on track is a full-time job, one which leaves little room for error - or fun. Until, one day, a stranger unexpectedly comes into their lives. Ivan is carefree, spontaneous and always looking for adventure - everything that Elizabeth is not. In no time at all, he has crept under her skin and started to change her life in ways she could never have . She knows barely anything about Ivan - who he is and whether he is everything he seems. And, if there is a future for their blossoming relationship!Full of Cecelia Ahern's trademark warmth and poignancy, "If You Could See Me Now" is a love story with heart - and just a little bit of magic!

Customer Reviews

A grown up fairy tale (2008-08-17)

A novel about 'imaginary' friends; as with Ahern's other books, you need to suspend disbelief before tucking in. This is an unusual story, as it explores friendships, loneliness and family relationships but without the over the top saccharine love stories that are the blight of most 'chick-lit'. I loved this novel so much that I'd finished it within a day. Ahern manages to combine fantasy with an emotional story line superbly.

very sweet (2008-08-12)

What a lovely book! Those who have disguarded it and wondered what those of us are thinking by loving it have no hearts! An easy read - I read in one sitting, not something I often do - characters are great. A cute version of drop dead fred

Rubbish (2008-08-11)

I cannot in all honesty believe that people find this book "amazing" and "best book I ever read". What on earth have they been reading up to now, if that's the case. Boring, predictable, definitely put-downable. Don't go there. PS I Love You was good, weepy, did it's job. Where Rainbows End was awful. The style of writing, email, etc was very off-putting. When Harry Met Sally all over again. This one has put me off ever buying the author's books again.

My favourite so far (2008-08-02)

I was introduced to Cecelia Ahern through my friends and have previously read `A place called here' and `Thanks for the memories', while I enjoyed them both neither stood out for me as particularly touching or memorable. `If you could see me now' is the story of an adoptive mother (of her sister's child), Elizabeth, and an `imaginary' friend, Ivan. He originally believed he was there to help her son (Luke) but soon realizes it's stressed out Elizabeth who needs his friendship far more. The writing's not perfect, there were sentences, especially at the beginning, that were unnecessarily long, or even just unnecessarily, however as the story went on I found the writing improved (or I got so wrapped up in the relationship I stopped noticing it) and although I found the character Ivan annoying at first he soon grew on me, and I loved most of them. Ahern has a way of making the unbelievable perfectly reasonable and I think in `If you could see me now' this is not only what gives the book it's magic but characters I cared about and memorably touching moments. While I couldn't count it in my favourites books it has driven me to continue reading Cecelia Ahern, a must for fans of her, if new, a good book to start with.

Absolutely Perfect. (2008-07-31)

I've just finished this book and was not expecting it to be anything breath-taking or spectacular, just something to get me through the summer. But wow, what a book this is. If anything can make you go back to your childhood days, laugh and cry at the same time and bring that little bit of creativeness out of you that you never realised you had, this is definitely it. The people not enjoying this book are the narrow minded, which is ironic as this is exactly what the book is trying to change. If you have an imagination, and want to let it run wild, go ahead and read If you could see me now.

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