Cecelia Ahern born on September 30, 1981 in Dublin, Ireland, she is the daughter of the former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Her older sister, Georgina Ahern is married to Nicky Byrne of Irish pop group Westlife.
In 2002, when Cecelia Ahern was twenty-one, she wrote her first novel, PS, I Love You, that published in 2004, 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 p more...
Cecelia Ahern born on September 30, 1981 in Dublin, Ireland, she is the daughter of the former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Her older sister, Georgina Ahern is married to Nicky Byrne of Irish pop group Westlife.
In 2002, when Cecelia Ahern was twenty-one, she wrote her first novel, PS, I Love You, that published in 2004, 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 December 21, 2007.[2]
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.[2]
She has contributed to charity books with short stories such as Irish Girls are Back in Town and Ladies' Night.
Cecelia is the co-creator (along with Donald Todd) and producer for the ABC comedy Samantha Who? starring Christina Applegate, Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito, Barry Watson, Kevin Dunn, Melissa McCarthy and Tim Russ.[2]
Her latest book is called 'The Gift' and will be published just before Christmas 2008 in the UK.[2]
Also her novel, "There's No Place Like Here" was published in December 2007, in the United States.
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