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. What affect, if any, does location make to the story. Ps, i love you by cecelia ahern from the guardian the guardian. It stars hilary swank, gerard butler, lisa kudrow, gina gershon, james marsters, harry connick jr. Postscript by cecelia ahern overdrive rakuten overdrive. One day holly receives a letter titled ps i love you. But thanks to these sweeping romantic gestures, theyre out of money nothing left even to pay utility bills and holly has to beg her mom for money. Looking at gerry s letter to holly in the package with the envelopeslist, discuss. Theres no need to hunt it down one kind of love only. 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. Ps, i love you audiobooks listen to the full series. She has moved on, she has got a new job, she has fallen in love, her house. When she opens and reads the letter she discovers that the letter was written by gerry. I love you is a 2007 american tragedy romance film directed by richard lagravenese.
Seven years after her husbands death six since she read his final letter holly kennedy has moved on with her life. But as her 30th birthday looms, gerry comes back to her. But with the help of a series of letters her husband left her before he died and a little nudging from an eccentric assortment of family and friends, she learns to laugh, overcome her fears, and discover a world she never knew existed. My darling, i wish i could kiss you in the morning and remind you fresh each day how lovely you are, how beautiful your smile is, how your voice, your words, your hands, your freckles, your eyes, your nose make me crazy with want to kiss you for every sweet thing about you even though that would take a thousand years, especially since that would take a thousand years. No one could imagine holly and gerry without each other. As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, holly is both cheered up and. Then, at the age of thirty, gerry is diagnosed with a terrible illness.
The story of holly and gerry didnt end with ps, i love you as this gorgeous novel illuminates, life goes on, even in the wake of loss. The text of the last letter gerry wrote to holly may 01, 2010 i know you love dolphins tell them i said hi ps. But it was the story of ps, i love you both the book and subsequent film that first moved fans across the globe. Ps, i love you is ultimately a tale of love and marriage, death and survival, loss and recovery, and the eternal bond that can unite two people, even after one of them has passed away. The title every letter is ending with words ps, i love you. 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 back together after she loses her husband gerry to a brain tumor. I love you d ecember the last letter dont be afraid to fall in love again. Hes left her a bundle of notes, one for each of the months after his death, gently guiding holly into her new life without him, each note signed ps, i love you. It is also about the very human and awkward experience of moving forward alone after the death of a soulmate. Sep 20, 2019 the book sequel to ps, i love you may have only been released yesterday thursday, 19 th september but author cecelia ahern has already confirmed that it will be coming to the big screen. I wish i could whisper in your ear and have it be the first thing you hear in the morning. And if you can, please add more quotes that you know from that movie. Ps, i love you by cecelia ahern from the guardian the. In fact gerry had written had written her letters for every month for at least 9 months.
This book continues seven years after gerry s death. Gerry gave me these letters for you, said hollys mother. Hope youre all having an incredible night xo love beau. Now, news is that the muchawaited sequel will soon be made into a.
Cecelia ahern holly couldnt live without her husband gerry, until the day she had to. Ps, i love you, the book that inspired a hilary swank. This quiz will ask questions on the cecelia ahern book, ps, i love you. The letter 1997 film south korea the letter 2004 film thai remake 2007 in film. Ps, i love you by cecelia ahern book club discussion. Throughout the letters which he had arranged for after his death gerry ends them by saying p. Its been seven years since gerrys death and six years since holly read his last letter. When hollys sister asks her to tell the story of the ps, i love you letters on her podcast to revisit the messages gerry wrote before his death to read after his passing she does so reluctantly, not wanting to reopen old wounds. Cecelia ahern holly and gerry are the kind of perfectly happy married couple that others envy. Hollys mother believes that gerrys letters are keeping holly tied to the past. My darling, i wish i could kiss you in the morning and remind you fresh each day how lovely you are, how beautiful your smile is, how your voice, your words, your hands, your freckles, your eyes, your nose make me crazy with want to kiss you for every sweet thing about you even though that would take a thousand years, especially since that would take a thousand.
The film ps i love you is two young sweethearts happily married holly and gerry. Ps, i love you by cecelia ahern about the book holly couldnt live without her husband gerry, until the day she had to. If you wish to get other views on hollys character in the book or gerry s character click here. Hollys mother and best friends 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. Gerard butler feb 11, 2020 wanted to ask you for ages. I wrote this novel when i was 21 years old and experiencing a challenging moment in my life. Ps, i love you sequel will add new memories of gerry and hollys. Keeping in mind that ahern was 21 when she wrote ps, i love you, discuss her strengths as a storyteller. Gerry s last note came in december before denises wedding. Yes i know we hear later that it was a tumor, but i just dont think it should have been done like that. Feb 16, 2004 ps, i love you by cecelia ahern harper collins. Its an endearing novel that will capture your heart. I love you ist ein usamerikanisches filmdrama aus dem jahr 2007. I will always love you i have fall in love to this man deeply.
Ps, i love you author cecelia ahern announces sequel. And if you can, please add more quotes that you know. And though i was crying for the last 20 or so pages of the book, i was left. Holly is a fantastic protagonist who begins to mend through the solace provided by gerry. I love you rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Well, doc says theres not much time, so i thought i d write to you, seeing how bad we kennedys are with modern day contraptions like telephones.
Love will find you, like gerry found holly, miles way from home. But finding a true soulmate is an even better feelin. Holly kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life a passionate, funny, and impetuous irishman named gerry. Cecelia ahern, the 22yearold daughter of irish prime minister bertie ahern, writes with insight beyond her years in her debut novel, p. With gerry s 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. You think that us viewers arent clever enough to figure out that in a film named ps, i love you the leads love each other, but we can figure out how he died. I love you is for anyone who knows love, and what life can through at you. Shes proud of all the ways in which she has grown and evolved. A sequel to the romantic novel ps, i love you the source material for a hit romcom starring hilary swank and gerard butleris in the works. Since writing the book, ahern has gone on to pen several other heartwrenching stories, including where rainbows end.
I love you has officially been giving women unrealistic expectations of men for 10 years. But i have a feeling this is the last letter, because there is only one thing left to tell. A young married couple, holly and gerry, have a joke between them. I would rate this as an alltime favorite for the best drama books. Cecilia ahern writes a terrific sequel to ps i love you, immersing us once again in. I shove the letter into my bag and as i do, i sneak a glance. Film rights to if you could see me now have been bought by walt disney pictures, and ps, i love you is being made into a film by warner bros.
I love you series 2 book series kindle edition from. The book sequel to ps, i love you may have only been released yesterday thursday, 19 th september but author cecelia ahern has already confirmed that it will be coming to the big screen. Dont be scared to love again, no matter how or who or what you choose to fall in love with. Nov 29, 2005 cecelia ahern is author of the international bestsellers ps, i love you, love, rosie, and if you could see me now. Open your heart and follow where it leads you and remember, shoot for the moon ps. Ps, i love you sequel will add new memories of gerry. I love you is officially getting a sequel movie and. The group, who call themselves the ps, i love you club, ask for her help to write similar letters gerry left her in the wake of his death for their loved ones. In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way. The whole letter gerry sent to his mom and dad in ireland says. 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. It isnt to go down memory lane or make you buy a lamp. Hollys journey, seven years on, will make every reader reflect on the many kinds of love that sustain us, and underscore that the deepest love spreads its wings far beyond the objects of our desire.
The list grew to encompass advice for any eventuality, a joke all their friends shared. Thank you gosiu for recommendating this book, the first english book ive read. It made me cry at times and there was a few laugh out loud moments. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. The letters helped holly find her feet, her voice, herself again, and her. I love you, a book at once poignant and comical, introspective and farcical. Can someone please write what gerry s last letter said. The text of the last letter gerry wrote to holly gerry. Meanwhile the bridge, in the wicklow near dublin, that was one of the locations of the last sequences of the movie, is currently reputed as one of the tourism attractivities of the ireland. Title aside even if it is the salutation of each of gerry s notes, ps, i love you is a powerful character study that focuses on grieving and healing. Ps, i love you sequel will add new memories of gerry and hollys relationship. Ps i love you had been aherns first novel, written when she was just 21.
A soulmate is someone who understands you like no other will be there for you forever no matter what. Thats 10 whole years since gerard butler danced his way across the room in nothing but a pair of. It is also about the very human and awkward experience of moving forward alone after the death. The novel explores the love story of holly and gerry, which continues even. Ps, i love you is irish writer cecelia aherns debut novel, published in 2004. How effective is she at describing hollys experiences. I grin, my heart pounding, my stomach alive with butterflies. The letter are supposed to encouraged holly to move on by going out more and spending more time with her friends denise and sharon, but her friends are afraid that the letters are keeping holly tied up. Theyre words that are engraved on her heart because ps, i love you is how her husband, gerry, signed his last letters to her, letters that mark a year she will never forget. Taking gerry s advice to find someone new to love, holly began dating. I dont mean literally, i mean, youre out buying icecream and youll be home soon.
Holly relates from the young in love to the elderly who know what life can throw at you. Tell dad to not lay about, and to take care of his legskeep them walking. Butler last seen slaughtering persians in 300 far more effectively than does gerry s terminal illness. Holly kennedy, 29, has just become a widow when the novel opens, her husband gerry. So when gerrys life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of holly.
But i have a feeling this is the last letter, because there is only one. Gerry is romantic and makes some wonderful gestures that make his wife realize shes not alone in dealing with life after jerry. It takes you on a powerful journey of life, love, and recovery. It revolves around holly kennedy who lost her loving husband to brain tumor. Foreign rights to her novels have been purchased in more than forty countries and have sold more than four million copies in north america. I dont mean literally, i mean you re out buying ice cream and you ll be home soon.
But when a group inspired by gerry s letters, calling themselves the ps, i love you club, approaches holly asking for help, she finds herself drawn back into a world that she worked so hard to leave behind. Ahern, the twentysomething daughter of irelands prime minister, has discovered a clever and original twist to the. But i have a feeling this is the last letter, because there is only one thing left to tell you. I love you, author cecelia ahern is back with its sequel postscript which was released in september 2019. May 23, 2015 if you wish to get other views on hollys character in the book or gerrys character click here. Books ps, i love you by cecelia ahern harper collins.
They were the kind of young couple who could finish each others sentences. Ps, i love you sequel will add new memories of gerry and. These are the six words written on a card handed to holly kennedy. Finding someone you love and loves you back is a wonderful feeling. However, it means shes forced to revisit her grief and the love she had for gerry, which brings back memories both good and bad. S eptember 7th letter shoot for the moon and if you miss youll still be among the stars. I love you is a sweet and fairly moving film that somewhat convincingly traces the trajectory of grief. S i love you is still one of the dominant romantic movies. I love you is on netflix so you can catch up before. There are 10 letters each containing some instruction on.