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A Place Called Here
Cecelia Ahern
A redemptive and captivating novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of PS. I Love You.Ever wondered where lost things go?Ever since the day her classmate vanished, Sandy Shortt has been haunted by what happens when something – or someone – disappears. Finding has become her goal.Jack Ruttle is desperate to find his younger brother who vanished into thin air a year ago. He spots an ad for Sandy's missing persons agency and is certain that she will answer his prayers and find his brother.But then Sandy disappears too, stumbling upon a place that is a world away from the only one she has ever known. Now all she wants, more than anything, is to find her way home.
A Place Called Here
Cecelia Ahern
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Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2006
This edition published by Harper 2016
Copyright © Cecelia Ahern 2006
Cover design by Heike Schüssler © HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
Cecelia Ahern asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Source ISBN: 9780007198917
Ebook Edition © May 2016 ISBN: 9780007279395
Version: 2017-05-20
Praise for Cecelia Ahern (#ulink_3f93e01a-0011-50ee-82f4-fcd32eeb15ff)
‘Cecelia Ahern’s novels are like a box of emeralds … they are, one and all, dazzling gems’
Adriana Trigiani, author of The Shoemaker’s Wife
‘Beautiful and unexpected … both thought-provoking and life-affirming’
Sunday Express
‘Intricate and emotional … really completely lovely’
Grazia
‘A wry, dark drama’
Daily Mail
‘Life-affirming, warm and wise’
Good Housekeeping
‘Cecelia Ahern is an undisputed master when it comes to writing about relationships … Moving, real and exquisitely crafted.’
Heat
‘Exceptional … both heartbreaking and uplifting’
Daily Express
‘Both moving and thought-provoking’
Irish Independent
‘An exquisitely crafted and poignant tale about finding the beauty that lies within the ordinary. Make space for it in your life’
Heat
‘An unusual and satisfying novel’
Woman
‘Ahern cleverly and thoughtfully turns the tables, providing thought-provoking life lessons.’
Sunday Express
‘An intriguing, heartfelt novel, which makes you think about the value of life’
Glamour
‘Insightful and true’
Irish Independent
‘Ahern demonstrates a sure and subtle understanding of the human condition and the pleasures and pains in relationships’
Barry Forshaw
‘Utterly irresistible … I devoured it in one sitting’
Marian Keyes
‘The legendary Ahern will keep you guessing … a classic’
Company
Dedication (#ulink_bcbcf640-f152-5b8f-a13c-e980d03463bd)
For you, Dad –
with all my love.
Per ardua surgo
Epigraph (#ulink_7dc239e5-6abe-5c71-a03b-ed56d3c39398)
A missing person is anyone whosewhereabouts are unknown whatever thecircumstances of disappearance. The person will be considered ‘missing’until located and his/her wellbeing,or otherwise, established.
An Garda Síochána
Contents
Cover (#ua7f26604-a1fb-5352-a713-8f5cae64b41b)
Title Page (#ua29c9a04-2523-5e75-8d2f-25d2ae85eaa0)
Copyright (#uab4d1231-6863-5279-910f-2c900d92b49b)
Praise for Cecelia Ahern (#uefb80b3c-1abd-589b-8f35-967bfe983fd4)
Dedication (#ulink_0b95f03c-fb52-5637-bc86-cedf88c2397a)
Epigraph (#ulink_1843d9c5-c32c-5d6c-bda6-0dd5fbea9de9)
Chapter One (#ue27073f9-de32-5a35-9483-7ca117f5db1b)
Chapter Two (#u72068fa2-d821-5284-b7d3-a0538aa9fdce)
Chapter Three (#u34b27e2d-1d2d-5aa0-a618-45cf0d99e077)
Chapter Four (#u95b82c9b-3aa4-55d6-9d3e-7f4352faff2b)
Chapter Five (#u1fb4674f-081d-538b-ad10-83c1016f91a3)
Chapter Six (#u68721f23-db05-57a3-a8a7-03096ddfe426)
Chapter Seven (#uff52ad37-608d-5d16-95c6-3d6c91252aba)
Chapter Eight (#u05cc1a82-11eb-59b0-8684-3a171cc29e01)
Chapter Nine (#u1a736abc-7935-538f-b0e1-0eb3497f1939)
Chapter Ten (#u2484f889-800a-5b8d-aac3-ad29b74665fe)
Chapter Eleven (#ude9754c5-c78e-5717-9a7c-fcf0a64f615e)
Chapter Twelve (#u88a3c7d4-9085-5866-b3a1-ac2bca180c65)
Chapter Thirteen (#udeb3b36a-e382-53c9-86c4-39f34e9265ba)
Chapter Fourteen (#u94349ad8-2413-581d-b06b-5f7abcf52ba0)
Chapter Fifteen (#u0f2cac57-3e5e-5677-bc08-95425e57aea7)
Chapter Sixteen (#u2dfb93a9-66e5-5918-ba07-56f71aa63bd1)
Chapter Seventeen (#u1b4adec5-3986-574a-8b05-f0650e613436)
Chapter Eighteen (#uf8303eb8-ab0d-58e5-ac46-10f0536d0e4c)
Chapter Nineteen (#u03986511-e64a-50f6-a677-40d844cacb65)
Chapter Twenty (#u9ff184a4-438e-53d7-8825-e741e74189c0)
Chapter Twenty One (#u6e09a667-49f9-5c4b-ad5e-77619bf999da)
Chapter Twenty Two (#ud3b305ae-9ad5-5216-8665-1e6bd1ec01e0)
Chapter Twenty Three (#ud6d2e3bb-6f6f-53b1-95f3-0c0c8397f597)
Chapter Twenty Four (#u86f037ec-b12b-5687-a76b-c5938afc0741)
Chapter Twenty Five (#ub370fa6b-759a-5248-9ba9-eaf4fc5ff4f1)
Chapter Twenty Six (#ueca114fa-cca2-5226-8fe8-c507e16757c0)
Chapter Twenty Seven (#u467592a2-373f-5493-87ee-75e289335fce)
Chapter Twenty Eight (#ue0e0440d-05bf-5ede-b5bf-9194c39216da)
Chapter Twenty Nine (#u72e8f9d6-63fe-5d29-867a-38f8ba974886)
Chapter Thirty (#u5da9ea7b-26e6-5a27-9c1d-f0eacdc1ab68)
Chapter Thirty One (#u09be0c6b-ccf3-5a8e-b666-346a9e20a02e)
Chapter Thirty Two (#u9c0fa56c-34b6-504c-acd8-930c5131db5c)
Chapter Thirty Three (#ub51a3f7c-239c-56af-b763-d212d881e587)
