Cecelia Ahern

At twenty-one, Cecelia wrote her first novel "P.S. I Love You", which was sold to over forty countries. The film of the same title, directed by Richard LaGravenese and produced by Wendy Finerman productions, starred Hilary Swank, Lisa Kudrow, Kathy Bates, Gerard Butler, Harry Connick Jr., Gina Gershon and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. "P.S. I Love You" was one of the biggest-selling debut novels of 2004, reaching number 1 in Ireland and in the UK Sunday Times bestseller list. It was also a bestseller throughout Europe and the USA, staying on the best-seller list in Germany for over 52 weeks.

That same year, in November 2004, her second book "Where Rainbows End" (as Rosie Dunne on hardback in the US) also reached no.1 in Ireland and the UK, remaining at the top of the Irish bestsellers list for 12 weeks and again was a bestseller internationally.

Her third book "If You Could See Me Now" was published in November 2005 and also became an international bestseller. It has been optioned by producer Simon Brooks.

Cecelia was nominated for Best Newcomer 2004/5 at the British Book Awards for her debut novel "P.S. I Love You". She won the 2005 Irish Post Award for Literature and a 2005 Corine Award for her second book "Where Rainbows End", ("Fur Immer Viellecht") which was voted for by German readers. In 2006, she was long-listed for the IMPAC award for her debut novel and in May 2007 Cosmopolitan US honoured her with a Fun Fearless Fiction Award 2007 for "If You Could See Me Now".

Cecelia's fourth novel, "A Place Called Here" (published under the title "There's No Place Like Here" in the US), also became an international number one bestseller.

Cecelia was the co-creater, along with Donald Todd, and producer of the ABC half-hour comedy television show, "Samantha Who?" which starred Christina Applegate, Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito, Barry Watson, Kevin Dunn, and Melissa McCarthy.

Cecelia's fifth novel "Thanks for the Memories" was published in April 2008 and also a bestseller was nominated for Most Popular Book in the British Book Awards. It is now being adapted for a TV Drama Series in the UK, USA and Germany.

"The Gift" was published in October 2008 and became an International bestseller. It has been optioned by Oscar winning producer Andreas Bareiss, and is going into production later this year.

Cecelia was voted "Author of Year" in the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in 2008. Her seventh novel "The Book Of Tomorrow" was released in October 2009 and eOne Television are developing it for a TV series in US.

In March of 2011, "Girl in the Mirror: Two Stories: Girl in the Mirror / The Memory Maker" was published followed in November by Cecelia's eight novel "The Time Of My Life" which also became a bestseller. Her ninth novel "One Hundred Names" was published in October 2012 and became a number one bestseller. Her tenth novel "How To Fall In Love" was published last November and also became another best seller.

Her second novel, "Where Rainbows End (Love, Rosie)" was adapted for film and released in Oct 2014, starring Lily Collins and Sam Claflin.

Cecelia has also developed a TV movie series for ZDF in Germany which got an audience of over 9 million viewers. "The Year I Met You", Cecelia's 11th novel was published in the Fall 2014.

Constantin Film