Roar
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
‘Cecelia Ahern at her quirky, magical best’ Daily Mail
Now an Apple Original series from Apple TV+
A story for every woman.
A story for every moment.
Whether you want to laugh
To be moved
To love
To feel less guilt
To cry
To be comforted
To ROAR
There is a story for you.
From Sunday Times bestselling author Cecelia Ahern comes a collection of witty, original and moving stories for women everywhere.
‘Funny, wise and weighty, in a very good way…read one or two of Ahern’s fables at a time [to] truly appreciate their wit, pathos and imagination.’ Independent
‘Witty, playful, entertaining but also thought-provoking, salutary and empowering’ Daily Mail
A Radio 2 Bookclub Choice.
Reviews
‘A wonderful, inspiring collection…the kind of book everyone should have on their shelf’ Libby Page, bestselling author of The Lido
‘These provocative and witty stories prove it’s time to recognise Cecelia Ahern as one of our finest writers’ John Boyne, bestselling author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies
‘These stories sing from the page … sharp, clever, witty: a joy to read’ Donal Ryan, bestselling author of The Spinning Heart
‘Witty, playful, entertaining but also thought-provoking, salutary and empowering’ Daily Mail
‘An impressive, timely and entertaining collection’ Observer
‘Confidential, sympathetic and witty’ The Times
‘Funny, magical, her most powerful, most feminist work yet’ Irish Sunday Independent
‘Intriguing, substantial and impactful…The quiet call to arms that women never knew they needed’ Irish Independent
‘Smart and provocative…told with wit and verve.’ Mirror
‘Witty, smart, perpetually readable, this is the perfect collection’ Heat
‘Inventive and ingenious, with a doffing of the cap to Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood’ Stylist
‘Witty and relatable’ Woman and Home
‘Stories worth waiting for’ Image
‘Rich, challenging and comic’ Daily Express
‘Thought-provoking, clever and humorous… startlingly original and very enjoyable’ Women’s Weekly
About the author
Cecelia Ahern is one of the biggest selling authors to emerge in the past fifteen years. Her novels have been translated into thirty-five languages and have sold more than twenty-five million copies in over fifty countries. Two of her books have been adapted as films and she has created several TV series.
She and her books have won numerous awards, including the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction for The Year I Met You in 2014. PS I Love You was awarded two Platinum Awards at the 2018 Specsavers Bestsellers Awards, for UK and Ireland.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ahern's fantastic collection features stories of unnamed women facing modern life and its attendant difficulties, each told with fablesque twists. In "The Woman Who Returned and Exchanged Her Husband," men are literally on the market, able to be bought, returned, and exchanged. In "The Woman Who Was Kept on the Shelf," a woman spends half her life sitting on a shelf her beloved husband builds for her next to his other trophies. And in "The Woman Who Was Swallowed Up by the Floor and Who Met Lots of Other Women Down There Too," a woman mortified while giving a presentation is literally swallowed up by the floor, falling into a black hole where other embarrassed women are working up the courage to climb back. Ahern's women are by turns insecure and ambitious, quiet and challenging, as they struggle with careers, marriages, parenting, and social structures beyond their control. Ahern (P.S., I Love You) blends magical realism with keen observations about contemporary gender dynamics, offering readers a sharp selection of nuanced parables encouraging bravery, compassion, and self-reliance.
