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Date Posted: 16:27:54 08/26/05 Fri
Author: Syl
Subject: Rosie Dunne/Where Rainbows End

This was sent in by Jamie’s Mom and reminds me of Maeve Binchy’s excellent stories. Thanks, Jamie’s Mom!


TITLE: ROSIE DUNNE (US) /WHERE RAINBOWS END (UK)

AUTHOR:Cecelia Ahern

CATEGORY: General Fiction



Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were five years old; this
novel (told in letters, e-mails and text messages) tells the story of their
lives. We see their giggles over teacher Mrs. Ugly Nose Casey. We see them
bicker over birthday parties and who fell asleep on Santa watch through
first crushes and college. Just as Rosie and Alex decide that they'll leave
Ireland and attend college together in Boston, the unthinkable happens: the
pair is broken up when Alex's father is transferred to the States. Rosie
goes to her prom with a "rebound" date, and gets pregnant.

The book follows Rosie through single motherhood, and her struggles to make
a home for herself and her daughter Katie. We see Katie's adolescence and
her friendship with Toby as a mirror of Rosie's relationship with Alex.
Alex achieves his dream of attending Harvard and becoming a surgeon; Rosie's
dream of working in a luxury hotel seems a dream that will never be
realized.

Rosie's and Alex correspondence follows them through the years. We see Rosie
stand by Alex's side as "best woman" at his wedding; watch the birth of his
son, and see Rosie fall in love and marry "what's his name," the banker.
As Alex's marriage begins to crumble, he realizes that he's been in love
with his best friend all this time, but now, when he's free, Rosie is not.

A bittersweet novel, alternately funny and melancholy, it's a stream of bad
timing and missed opportunities. What do you do when you realize that you've
fallen in love with your best friend, and that he/she loves someone else?

In some ways, Rosie is reminiscent of Bridget Jones- sweet, feisty, and a
chronic case of bad timing and foot in mouth disease. The letter-style of
the book also bears a resemblance to Bridget's diary entries. If you like
BJD, I think you'll love Rosie, too.


A sample audio chapter is available at
Rosie Dunne

As with Diana's books, this novel has two titles- depending upon which side
of the Atlantic you're on: Rosie Dunne (in the US) or WHERE RAINBOWS END (in
the UK)

This is author Cecelia Ahern's second book. I can also recommend her first
novel PS, I LOVE YOU.

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[> Sounds like it leaves you with a pang and wanting to know all the rest of the characters' lives. Thanks for the review! -- beccabee, 18:26:01 08/27/05 Sat


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[> Oh, that sounds like a sad book. Whats the tissue rating?? -- Margy, 07:42:55 08/28/05 Sun


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[> [> I'd give it a 1/2 hanky rating, myself. I don't cry much over books, and oddly enough, it isn't really all that sad. The humor thorughout the book helps to lift it out of the sobbing category. -- Jamie's Mom, 11:09:55 08/28/05 Sun


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[> [> I'd give it a 1/2 hanky rating, myself. I don't cry much over books, and oddly enough, it isn't really all that sad. The humor thorughout the book helps to lift it out of the sobbing category. -- Jamie's Mom, 11:10:10 08/28/05 Sun


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[> Oh yes, I totally enjoyed this story! My only regret is that I read it too fast on a long flight, and ended up trading it with the lady in the next seat for the one she'd just finished. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters, though I did want to slap them a few times. :) -- LeeLeeBroch, 13:03:24 09/12/05 Mon


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[> The other book (P.S. I love you) by this author is good too. Both made me cry and mad about the unfairness of life and love. I loved them! -- Sarah A., 18:57:51 09/17/05 Sat


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