F
ifteenyearsafterauthorCeceliaAhern’s
debutPS,I LoveYoubecameaninternational
bestseller,andhitfilmstarringHilarySwank
andGerardButler,thelong-awaitedsequel,
Postscript, is abouttohitourshelves.Andit’s
alreadycausinga stirinHollywood.
“Hilary[Swank]hasbeenverysupportive,”Cecelia
tellshello!inanexclusiveinterview.“Shegotintouch
straightawayandaskedif shecouldreadit.I sentit to
her, andwe’vebeenemailingbackandforth.We’re
certainlybothverykeenonworkingtogetheragain.”
Postscriptcontinuesthe
storyofwidowHolly,whose
latehusbandGerrylefthera
seriesoflettersintendedto
guideherintoa newlife
withouthim.
“I hada wholelistof
reasonswhyI wasnevergoing
towritea sequel,”says
Cecelia.“I hadbroughtHolly
toa placewhereI washappy,
andthestorywasfinished.”
Butthatallchangedafter
shegavebirthtoherson
Sonnysevenyearsago.
“I wenttoreworkmywill–
depressingbutrealistic.That
openedmymindtothe
thingspeopledoeverydayto
preparethepeopletheyleave
behind.I couldn’tgetthat
storyangleoutofmyhead.
“I hadwrittenfromthe
perspectiveofsomeonewho
wasgrieving,butI wantedto
writefromtheperspectiveof
thosepreparingfortheirown
deaths.It feltsucha natural
sequelforPS,I LoveYou.”
Postscriptbeginsseven
years afterGerry’sdeath.Hollyhasfinallyfoundpeace
but whena groupcalling themselves the PS, I Love You
Clubasksforherhelp, she is drawn back into a world
she hadworkedsohard to leave behind.
“WhenI firsthad the idea to do a sequel, I ran it by myINSIDE
STORY
CECELIA AHERN
The Irishliterary powerhouse tells
howthemuch-anticipated sequel to
herdebut novel PS, I Love You has
beena deeply emotional project
‘HilarySwankgot in
touchstraightaway
andaskedif shecould
readthesequel.We’re
bothverykeen on
workingtogetheragain’
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