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If You Could See Me Now
Cecelia Ahern
Tender, magical and captivating – a story of family, friends, and the unlikeliest of romances from the No. 1 bestselling author, Cecelia Ahern.What if love was right there in front of you – you just couldn't see it?Elizabeth Egan is too busy for friends. As a reluctant mother to her sister Saoirse's young son Luke and with her own business to run, every precious moment is made to count.But with Saoirse crashing in and out of their lives, leaving both her sister and her son reeling, Luke and Elizabeth are desperately in need of some magic.Enter Ivan. Wild, spontaneous and always looking for adventure, in no time at all Ivan has changed Elizabeth in ways she could never have imagined. But is Ivan too good to be true? Has Elizabeth opened her heart only to risk it being broken again?
If You Could See Me Now
Cecelia Ahern
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
This edition published by Harper 2016
Copyright © Cecelia Ahern 2005
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: 9780007260812
Ebook Edition © May 2016 ISBN: 9780007279531
Version: 2018-12-04
Praise for Cecelia Ahern (#u10825964-154c-5803-a65d-3226d5318cbd)
‘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
For Georgina, who believes …
Contents
Cover (#uc47d5086-16df-5638-805f-c193429346b3)
Title Page (#u324dcd20-2edf-586f-9937-f307f21ff2c3)
Copyright (#uecd5cfe7-70a5-5a07-bf76-2501356771a7)
Praise for Cecelia Ahern (#u7ee08523-fa58-51f5-b722-d5ea648c842f)
Dedication (#u4e21a21f-9951-590e-8b77-e4f5f9362e5f)
Chapter One (#u79e8243b-ce3c-5848-9fc1-9e7f1bc72a64)
Chapter Two (#ud0d05962-076d-52a7-bdb8-369a4737819d)
Chapter Three (#u63d71587-2550-5770-b53b-a24a0a7530c7)
Chapter Four (#u5a1d1996-c0e9-5ec8-b243-5ad462569771)
Chapter Five (#uf9235e5f-1af7-575b-b5f2-709e9d87636e)
Chapter Six (#u047ced0f-858e-59fb-9866-c8bf47786374)
Chapter Seven (#u044b0000-f0de-598c-9e01-17b6a7bd51b6)
Chapter Eight (#u5923e65e-a515-587e-beb1-05aadfdcc088)
Chapter Nine (#u127f070c-ebbb-57f2-b62c-70337b41d615)
Chapter Ten (#uc3c0b0e5-2031-5e89-893f-1743f6d967a4)
Chapter Eleven (#ue032aff0-47e2-535b-a8c7-1df4ca8c21d7)
Chapter Twelve (#u563e1424-d4e3-5993-984a-345486ed958c)
Chapter Thirteen (#u5ce5e987-4cdc-57a7-8acd-33708eb94015)
Chapter Fourteen (#u5b6259bf-c92c-5c2d-bb00-0b677f3e1297)
Chapter Fifteen (#uceed8efb-2b6b-5497-9088-ea2ee3d8b372)
Chapter Sixteen (#u0e3fc567-c75b-5c3d-b184-c72a58a300b9)
Chapter Seventeen (#u6921d080-e322-5052-92b1-f46e647808ad)
Chapter Eighteen (#uc6ffcc40-394e-5f04-9e97-4aba9e9334af)
Chapter Nineteen (#u4abb00e7-3d00-5188-9bf7-e44993efd8b9)
Chapter Twenty (#u5e961c18-8837-50aa-91fe-0fc75d95c980)
Chapter Twenty One (#ue0220bec-496d-5dc6-b7a8-611d9557e4c5)
Chapter Twenty Two (#u6c232619-19d1-5e9e-8c1e-74b87229b006)
Chapter Twenty Three (#uc85e307e-bc52-5e45-bdd1-de36a131b1fb)
Chapter Twenty Four (#u55d80ee9-b76e-5253-b63b-e3fcc0175eac)
Chapter Twenty Five (#ua26df4ce-ebbe-5be8-989b-2926f3172ce4)
Chapter Twenty Six (#ud4608301-8a5e-5220-9cac-116f60bddfcf)
Chapter Twenty Seven (#ubbf513ea-8cf9-5095-b301-f2786e6274e5)
Chapter Twenty Eight (#ub637a683-47b1-56d8-b02e-3b0e5db9c89e)
Chapter Twenty Nine (#udfe72e9b-a808-53ae-b178-3c4fe0cbfebe)
Chapter Thirty (#u3dda31c3-488d-5e7d-a018-0905581d2ed6)
Chapter Thirty One (#ua63fe3c0-7ebb-5e0b-b3fa-28f585dd9f4b)
Chapter Thirty Two (#u830d9f41-4f0d-57cd-9f92-10878e53bd27)
Chapter Thirty Three (#u5cc35adf-62ab-53c3-b419-89b3997cff56)
Chapter Thirty Four (#u7e734770-5766-5e73-a182-ce6b2fc7199a)
Chapter Thirty Five (#u49b245a1-34df-5fc9-b73a-766370400d25)
Chapter Thirty Six (#u8d4b3c71-82f5-5aeb-aadf-4a714b25f757)
Chapter Thirty Seven (#ua6dd2896-8f8d-57e6-b3e2-fb46165ed1b8)
Chapter Thirty Eight (#uc282d725-8d39-5427-b171-c059372fc529)
Chapter Thirty Nine (#udba7e37d-aff8-5c10-92fb-0409232bfc9b)
Chapter Forty (#ufb923f3e-1842-57d5-9716-e7df7e4b90f0)
