Cecelia Ahern
Encyclopedia
Cecelia Ahern is an Irish
novelist, since 2004. In addition to publishing several novels, she has also contributed a number of short stories to various anthologies, for which all her royalties go to charity.
Ahern also created and produced the ABC
comedy Samantha Who?
starring Christina Applegate
. Her writings can be compared to the work of Jessica Adams, Susie Boyt
and Jenny Colgan
.
She is a face of Littlewoods Ireland
.
, Bertie Ahern
. Her older sister, Georgina Ahern is married to Nicky Byrne
of Irish
pop group
Westlife
.
In 2000, she was part of the Irish pop group Shimma
, who finished third in the Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest
.
Before starting her writing and producing career, she obtained a degree in Journalism
and Media Communications from Griffith College Dublin
.
On 14 December 2009 it was announced that Cecelia had given birth to her first child with partner David Keoghan, a girl named Robin.
. Published in 2004, it was the number 1 bestseller in Ireland (for 19 weeks), the United Kingdom, U.S., Germany and Holland. It is sold in over forty countries. The book was adapted as a motion picture
directed by Richard LaGravenese
and starring Hilary Swank
and Gerard Butler
. It was released in the USA on 21 December 2007. The work has stirred up some controversy for its close similarity to a 1997 Korean film entitled "The Letter
" (편지), starring Choi Jin-shil and Park Shin-yang
.
Her second book, Where Rainbows End
(U.S. Love, Rosie), also reached number 1 in Ireland and the UK, and won the German CORINE Award in 2005.
She has contributed to charity
books with short stories
such as Irish Girls are Back in Town and Ladies' Night.
Cecelia was the co-creator (along with Donald Todd) and producer of the ABC
comedy Samantha Who?
starring Christina Applegate
, Jean Smart
, Jennifer Esposito
, Barry Watson
, Kevin Dunn
, Melissa McCarthy
and Tim Russ
.
Her second to latest book is called The Gift and was published just before Christmas 2008 in the UK. Her following book, The Book of Tomorrow, was published on the 1 October 2009.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
novelist, since 2004. In addition to publishing several novels, she has also contributed a number of short stories to various anthologies, for which all her royalties go to charity.
Ahern also created and produced the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
comedy Samantha Who?
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...
starring Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...
. Her writings can be compared to the work of Jessica Adams, Susie Boyt
Susie Boyt
Susie Boyt is a British novelist.The daughter of Suzy Boyt and artist Lucian Freud, and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. Susie Boyt was educated at Channing and at Camden School for Girls and read English at St Catherine's College, Oxford, graduating in 1992...
and Jenny Colgan
Jenny Colgan
Jenny Colgan is a British chick-lit novelist, author of romantic comedies such as "Amanda's Wedding", "Looking for Andrew McCarthy" and most recently "The Good,the Bad and the Dumped"...
.
She is a face of Littlewoods Ireland
Littlewoods
Littlewoods is the name of a former retail and gambling company founded in Liverpool, Merseyside, England by John Moores in 1923.It started as a shopping catalogue company, processing orders by post in the early 1970s. In 1981, it expanded to a call centre, processing orders via telephone. At its...
.
Personal life
Ahern is the daughter of the former Prime Minister of IrelandTaoiseach
The Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas , and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.The current Taoiseach is...
, Bertie Ahern
Bertie Ahern
Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern is a former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008....
. Her older sister, Georgina Ahern is married to Nicky Byrne
Nicky Byrne
Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne, Jr is a singer-songwriter, radio presenter and former footballer. From 1998 until 2012 he was the oldest member of Irish pop band, Westlife....
of Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
pop group
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
.
In 2000, she was part of the Irish pop group Shimma
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Eamonn Toal represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm after winning the national final selection. His song "Millennium of Love" was one of eight songs presented in the national final, which was held on 20 February 2000 at the RTÉ television centre in Dublin...
, who finished third in the Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
Before starting her writing and producing career, she obtained a degree in Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and Media Communications from Griffith College Dublin
Griffith College Dublin
Griffith College Dublin is a private third level college in the Republic of Ireland. It is based in and named after the former Griffith Barracks on the South Circular Road in Dublin. It offers courses accredited by a number of institutions and bodies in Ireland and Britain...
.
On 14 December 2009 it was announced that Cecelia had given birth to her first child with partner David Keoghan, a girl named Robin.
Writing career
In 2002, when Cecelia Ahern was twenty-one, she wrote her first novel, PS, I Love YouPS, I Love You
P.S. I Love You is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's first novel, published in 2004. The book reached #1 bestseller status in Ireland , the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands.-Characters in "P.S...
. Published in 2004, it was the number 1 bestseller in Ireland (for 19 weeks), the United Kingdom, U.S., Germany and Holland. It is sold in over forty countries. The book was adapted as a motion picture
P.S. I Love You (film)
P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. The film is dedicated to the memory of producer Molly Smith's sister Windland Smith Rice.-Plot:Holly and Gerry...
directed by Richard LaGravenese
Richard LaGravenese
Richard LaGravenese is an American screenwriter and occasional film director. He is best known as the writer of The Fisher King.-Personal life:...
and starring Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress. Swank's film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid , as Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of sensei Mr. Miyagi...
and Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler
Gerard James Butler is a Scottish actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. A trained lawyer, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies , which he followed with steady work on television, most notably in...
. It was released in the USA on 21 December 2007. The work has stirred up some controversy for its close similarity to a 1997 Korean film entitled "The Letter
The Letter
- Film :* The Letter , a 1929 film directed by Jean de Limur starring Jeanne Eagels, adapted from the Somerset Maugham play* The Letter , a 1940 film directed by William Wyler starring Bette Davis, also adapted from the Somerset Maugham play* The Letter , a 1997 South Korean film, also known as...
" (편지), starring Choi Jin-shil and Park Shin-yang
Park Shin-yang
Park Shin-yang , is a South Korean actor, who became famous as a cast member in the well-loved Korean television series, Lovers in Paris, joined by Kim Jung Eun and Lee Dong-gun. Park Shin-yang portrays Han Ki Joo, President of GD Motors...
.
Her second book, Where Rainbows End
Where Rainbows End
Where Rainbows End is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's second novel, published in 2004. It was titled Love, Rosie or Rosie Dunne in the US. The entire novel is written in epistolary structure in the form of letters, emails, instant messages, newspaper articles, etc...
(U.S. Love, Rosie), also reached number 1 in Ireland and the UK, and won the German CORINE Award in 2005.
She has contributed to charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
books with short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
such as Irish Girls are Back in Town and Ladies' Night.
Cecelia was the co-creator (along with Donald Todd) and producer of the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
comedy Samantha Who?
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...
starring Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...
, Jean Smart
Jean Smart
Jean E. Smart is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is known for her comedic roles, one of the best known being her role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women. She later gained critical acclaim for dramatic work, with her portrayal of Martha Logan on 24...
, Jennifer Esposito
Jennifer Esposito
Jennifer Esposito is an American actress, dancer and model, known for her appearances in films such as I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Summer of Sam and Crash and in television series such as Spin City, The Looney Tunes Show and Samantha Who?.-Early life:Esposito, an Italian-American, was...
, Barry Watson
Barry Watson (actor)
Michael Barrett "Barry" Watson is an American actor, known for his roles of Dr. Matthew "Matt" Camden on 7th Heaven, Brian Davis in What About Brian and Todd Deepler in Samantha Who?-Early life:...
, Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn is an American actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films since the 1980s. His roles include Colonel Hicks in the 1998 version of Godzilla, Sam Witwicky's father in Transformers, and Oscar Galvin, the primary antagonist in the 2010 action thriller...
, Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy is an American actress and comedian.From 2000 to 2007, she portrayed Sookie St. James on the The WB television series Gilmore Girls. From 2007 to 2009, she portrayed Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? She currently stars in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, for which she...
and Tim Russ
Tim Russ
Timothy Darrell "Tim" Russ is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for his roles on Star Trek: Voyager, as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok, Samantha Who?, as Frank, and on the Nickelodeon live-action teen sitcom iCarly, as Principal Franklin, a recurring...
.
Her second to latest book is called The Gift and was published just before Christmas 2008 in the UK. Her following book, The Book of Tomorrow, was published on the 1 October 2009.
Single novels
- PS, I Love YouPS, I Love YouP.S. I Love You is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's first novel, published in 2004. The book reached #1 bestseller status in Ireland , the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands.-Characters in "P.S...
(2004) - Where Rainbows EndWhere Rainbows EndWhere Rainbows End is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's second novel, published in 2004. It was titled Love, Rosie or Rosie Dunne in the US. The entire novel is written in epistolary structure in the form of letters, emails, instant messages, newspaper articles, etc...
(2004) (titled Rosie Dunne or Love, Rosie in the U.S.A.) - If You Could See Me Now (2005) (titled A Silver Lining in the U.S.A.)
- A Place Called HereA Place Called HereA Place Called Here is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's fourth novel, published in 2008. The book was entitled "There's No Place Like Here" in the United States.-Plot summary:...
(2006) (titled There's No Place Like Here in the U.S.A.) - Thanks for the MemoriesThanks for the Memories (novel)Thanks for the Memories is a 2008 novel by Cecelia Ahern.A blood transfusion saves Joyce Conway’s life. After she wakes up, she finds that she has memories and knowledge that she did not possess before her accident. As she deals with her impending divorce and a miscarriage, Joyce encounters a...
(2008) - The Gift (2008)
- The Girl of Tomorrow / The Book of Tomorrow (2009)
- Girl in the Mirror (2010)
- Time of my LifeTime Of My LifeTime Of My Life is a play by Alan Ayckbourn. It premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough on 21 April 1992 then in the West End on 3 August 1993.-Plot:...
(2011)
Short stories
- 24 Minutes in "Moments" (2004)
- Next Stop: Table For Two in "Short and SweetShort and SweetShort+Sweet is a multi-form arts platform presenting festivals in theatre, dance, music-theatre and cabaret across Australia and Asia...
" (2005) - The Calling in "Irish Girls Are Back In Town" (2005) (with Patricia Scanlan, Gemma O'ConnorGemma O'ConnorGemma O'Connor is an Irish mystery writer born in Dublin in 1940. In 1995 she published her first mystery story which became successful. Educated in Ireland and France, she lived in Oxford, where she worked as a bookbinder, restorator and stewardess before becoming a writer...
and Sarah Webb) - Mrs. WhippyMrs. WhippyMrs Whippy is a Novella By Cecelia Ahern. It is the story of Emelda, a middle-aged housewife and mother. Her husband Maxwell Holt has left her for a younger woman and she is struggling to bring up her children...
(2006) - The End in "Girls' Night In / Ladies' Night" (2006) (with Wendy HoldenWendy HoldenWendy Holden, also known as Taylor Holden, is an author and journalist who has written more than twenty-five books, nine of them international bestsellers. She was born in Pinner, North London, in 1961 and now lives in Suffolk, England.-Publications:...
, Freya NorthFreya NorthFreya North is a British author.Her novels centre around strong female characters and their raunchy exploits. One of the precursors of Chick lit, her books have been critical and financial successes....
, Cathy KellyCathy KellyCathy Kelly is a Northern Irish internationally best-selling author of female fiction. She is a former journalist.Kelly is one of the largest women's authors to come out of Northern Ireland along with Marian Keyes and Cecelia Ahern, having once outsold both Dan Brown and J. K. Rowling in the UK....
, ...)
The production Line for Express Magazine
- Every Year for "Harrod’s Magazine"
- The Things That I Remember for "Woman's OwnWoman's OwnWoman's Own is a British lifestyle magazine aimed at women.Woman's Own was first published in 1932. It is one of the UK's most famous women's magazines and is published by IPC Media....
" - Remembering Mum for "Express Magazine"
- Mallard and May for "Woman and Home"
Film adaptations
- PS, I Love You, (2007)
- If You Could See Me Now (currently in progress)
- Thanks for the MemoriesThanks for the Memories (novel)Thanks for the Memories is a 2008 novel by Cecelia Ahern.A blood transfusion saves Joyce Conway’s life. After she wakes up, she finds that she has memories and knowledge that she did not possess before her accident. As she deals with her impending divorce and a miscarriage, Joyce encounters a...
(currently in progress) - Where Rainbows EndWhere Rainbows EndWhere Rainbows End is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's second novel, published in 2004. It was titled Love, Rosie or Rosie Dunne in the US. The entire novel is written in epistolary structure in the form of letters, emails, instant messages, newspaper articles, etc...
(currently in progress)