Thanks For The Memories

Description

A compelling and perceptive tale of intimacy, memory and relationships from the bestselling author. How can you know someone you've never met? Joyce Conway remembers things she shouldn't. She knows about tiny cobbled streets in Paris, which she has never visited. And every night she dreams about an unknown little girl with blonde hair. Justin Hitchcock is divorced, lonely and restless. He arrives in Dublin to give a lecture on art and meets an attractive doctor, who persuades him to donate blood. It's the first thing to come straight from his heart in a long time. When Joyce leaves hospital after a terrible accident, with her life and her marriage in pieces, she moves back in with her elderly father. All the while, a strong sense of deja vu is overwhelming her and she can't figure out why !

Promotion info

How can you know someone you've never met?

Awards

Shortlisted for Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2009 and Galaxy British Book Awards: Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award 2009.

Reviews

Praise for Cecelia Ahern: 'Cecelia Ahern is queen of the modern fairytale!love, magic, happy endings. And most of all, hope.' Irish Times 'The legendary Ahern will keep you guessing what binds these stories. A classic.' Company 'The key to Ahern's success is her ability not just to tell a good story, but sprinkle it with plenty of laughs, tears, and a little bit of magic' Mirror 'A sensational debut novel that proves true love never dies' Cosmopolitan 'Heartwarmingly good' Heat 'Wonderfully warm and witty!This exceptional novel about bereavement, friendship and lost love is both heartbreaking and uplifting' Express

Author description

Before embarking on her writing career, Cecelia Ahern completed a degree in journalism and media studies. Her first novel, PS, I Love You was one of the biggest-selling debut novels of 2004 and a number one bestseller. Her successive bestselling novels are Where Rainbows End, If You Could See Me Now and A Place Called Here. PS, I Love You, starring Hilary Swank, was made into a major motion picture. Cecelia has also co-created the hit American television comedy series Samantha Who? which stars Christina Applegate. Cecelia lives in County Dublin. Thanks for the Memories is her fifth novel.