Cecelia Ahern

Cecelia Ahern (born 30 September 1981) is an Irish novelist, known for her works like Where Rainbows End, If You Could See Me Now, and PS, I Love You. Born in Dublin, Ahern is published in nearly fifty countries, and has sold over 25 million copies of her novels worldwide. Two of her books have been adapted as motion films. The short story collection Roar has been adapted as a series for Apple TV+.

She and her books have won awards, including the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction for The Year I Met You. She has published several novels and contributed short stories to various anthologies. Ahern also created and produced the ABC comedy Samantha Who? starring Christina Applegate.

Education Ahern obtained a degree in journalism and media communications from Griffith College Dublin, but withdrew from a master's degree course to pursue her writing career.

Career

In 2002, when Ahern was twenty-one, she wrote her first novel, PS, I Love You. Published in 2004, it was the number 1 bestseller in Ireland (for 19 weeks), the United Kingdom, U.S., Germany and the Netherlands. 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 United States on 21 December 2007.

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. a son born in July 2012 and another daughter born in October 2019. As of 2015, they were residing in Malahide in North County Dublin.

Ahern is the daughter of former Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, Bertie Ahern and Miriam Ahern. Her older sister, Georgina Ahern, is married to Nicky Byrne of Irish pop group Westlife. In 2000, Ahern was part of the Irish pop group Shimma, who finished third in the Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.