After reading “P.S. I Love You“, I wanted to try something lighter by Cecilia Ahern and totally enjoyed this book!
“Where Rainbows End
Just when everything seems perfect, Rosie’s world comes crashing down all around her – what’s more, her best friend, Alex moves away to Boston while Rosie is stuck in Ireland. I can’t give away any more than this!
Anyway, Rosie and Alex keep in touch with each other through letters, emails and chats as they move on with their own lives. Of course, this platonic friendshihp has strong hints of love between them and ‘it’ pops up again and again 
But as luck or fate would have it, Rosie and Alex ALWAYS seem to have something or someone in between them. I think I was stuck to the book simply to find out if NOW is the time they’ll be together. Or not. Now? Not yet. And so on and so forth. Haha…
Like all things Irish, you’ll love the earthy sense of humour Rosie (or Cecilia Ahern) injects throughout the book. Alex doesn’t really say much but when he does, it’s bound to be funny too.
I also enjoyed the book for the strength Rosie shows from the time she finds out about ‘it’, how she handles ‘it’ and all the while focused on chasing her personal dream.
A great read for you if you like:
- childhood friendships,
- long distance relationships,
- long emails or long online chats (which seemed a bit far-fetched to me. Wouldn’t the co-workers or bosses have caught them already???),
- strong women who show strength and humour in the face of adversity
Now that I’ve read 2 of Cecilia Ahern’s books, I may just start on her third, “The Gift
Did you enjoy “Where Rainbows End
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Hi there!
If you enjoy her books, I would strongly recommend If You Could See Me Now. =) I see that as her best. Her second best would be Thanks For The Memories.
-Ruz-
Ruz – Thanks for the recommendation. Will add it to my TBR list
hey i’m from Malaysia, i bet you don’t know where it is rite? never mind, i’m not gonna talk about malaysia right now. i just drop by to say that i agree with u! currently i’m reading Cecelia’s Where Rainbows End as well and wow, i just love it. i mean like, she managed to keep us reading and understanding the story based only from… e-mail(s) and so on! that’s a very unique way to write a story. i just can’t stop reading it. sometimes when i read this particular chapter and i was like ‘oh yea, they will end up together’ but NOT! or maybe as you said, not yet. this is a very great book indeed.
i’ve read four of her books and i think i should really consider myself as her fan! and when i read her books, i think i has started to fall in love with ireland! i wish i can go there.
and hey, i would love to recommend you to read The Book of Tomorrow. i would say that’s my favourite though
eqa – Thanks for visiting! I know quite a bit about Malaysia than you could imagine
I know what you mean about wanting to visit Ireland after reading Cecelia Ahern’s books – I do too! Let’s hope one of us will get our wish come true soon…
The Book of Tomorrow, eh? Haven’t heard of it but I’ll check it out now that you mention it’s your favourite read
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. The book also reached number 1 in Ireland and the UK, and won the German CORINE Award in 2005.
Synopsis
Rosie and Alex were best friends since they were very young, confiding in each other and telling each other everything. The story is told through the form of instant messages, letters, invitations, e-mails, throughout their teen and senior high school years and into their adult lives.
İngilizce’den Tükçe’ye çevirisi olmayan bir kitaptır. Fakat İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesinde Çevirmenlik Bölümünde okuyan öğrencilerden Gamze Aykanat Ferlengez, Özlem Uğurlu, Ayla Çalağan ve Yeşim Yiyen kitabın İngilizceden Türkçeye çevirisini yapmaktadırlar.
This book is not translated from English to Turkish. However studets of Istanbul Aydin University Gamze Aykanat Ferlengez, Özlem Uğurlu, Ayla Çalağan and Yeşim Yiyen are translating this book from English to Turkish.