Reviewed by Jennifer Vido
Posted December 30, 2005

Meticulously organized and painstakingly punctual, Elizabeth Eagan's life runs as smoothly as a well oiled machine. With never a hair out of place, Elizabeth dazzles her clients with her savvy interior design sense as she decorates the sleepy little town of Baile in Ireland. No doubt, perhaps her constant need to be over-the-top stems back to the absence of a stable family life during her childhood years. With a mother who drifted in and out of her life to a father who rarely acknowledges her presence, Elizabeth finds herself lost in an archaic town without even the help of a Starbuck's mocha latte to see her through.

When her out-of-control sister, Saoirse, decides to fly the coop and leave her the responsibility of raising a six year old boy, Elizabeth must once again rise to the occasion and become the mother figure that her family so desperately needs. When Luke starts playing with an imaginary friend, Elizabeth's patience is put to the test. Having Luke occupied is not such a bad thing after all, but the thought of her own flesh and blood believing in such nonsense is ludicrous. Ironically, around the same time, a complete stranger walks into her life and brings with him such wisdom and solitude that his presence turns out to be a much needed reprieve from her somewhat chaotic life. With so much on her plate and not a shoulder to cry on, Elizabeth finds herself learning to let go and learns some valuable life lessons while she dabbles with finding the meaning of true love.

Uplifting and entertaining, Cecelia Ahern's #1 bestseller in Ireland makes its debut in the States. This, her third novel, brings her readers an inspirational character- centered novel that questions the veracity of childhood dreams and brings to the forefront the existence of imaginary friends. Despite the rather slow-paced and at times dragging plot, Ahern redeems herself with a truly magical ending that leaves the reader with a renewed sense of the importance of finding true love and happiness in life. This heart-warming tale is sure to please Ahern's fans while at the same time, attract new ones into her land of fairy tales and dreams.

I love Cecelia Ahern's novel... After P.S. I Love U and Where Rainbows End, this is her third novel I read. So touching... Cecelia Ahern is one of my favourite writer (English). I just bought her latest novel... A Place Called Here. The problem now is when can I get the time to read it? There are so many novels in queue, hehehe..