The Book of Tomorrow

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The Book of Tomorrow
Cecelia Ahern

Lose yourself in the magical and mesmerising story from Cecelia Ahern of how tomorrow can change what happens today.Sometimes tomorrow has to start today…Tamara Goodwin has always lived in the here and now, never giving a second thought to tomorrow. Until a travelling library arrives in her tiny village, bringing with it a mysterious, large leather-bound book locked with a gold clasp and padlock.What she discovers within the pages takes her breath away and shakes her work to its core.

The Book of Tomorrow

Cecelia Ahern

Copyright (#ulink_ca12bee5-ec4c-5457-9ac6-26b0f14a205f)

HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd.

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2009

This edition published by Harper 2016

Copyright © Cecelia Ahern 2009

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: 9780007233717

Ebook Edition © May 2016 ISBN: 9780007290062

Version: 2017-10-17

Praise for Cecelia Ahern (#ulink_eb382942-5f61-5165-b4d7-8736123b03d4)

‘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_c9d0d9d7-d8d7-507e-b94d-0a4f9ea96765)

For Marianne who moves so silently but causes a right clatter.

For my readers thank you for trusting me.

Contents

Cover (#u2374561a-d91e-5092-bb46-c892c5deed35)

Title Page (#u140a7980-09c6-572b-aaa5-169fd144ac46)

Copyright (#u90692a47-d58e-5ac3-83a6-e1744d0f0773)

Praise for Cecelia Ahern (#u92145a6d-e41e-59f7-ac83-494635eeb18b)

Dedication (#u2b6d219b-03f8-5687-a5c1-67777b6b5d9a)

Chapter One (#uf5f427c2-3e29-581d-953f-af4a0ca7e8e6)

Chapter Two (#u71471264-c1dc-5e59-ba42-04deb0095a12)

Chapter Three (#ub55f8470-962e-5963-8825-2f027fbec96f)

Chapter Four (#u71b505e1-ec8c-5eb2-a855-7cdad9975472)

Chapter Five (#u7bfcc7d1-9cc3-553f-95be-4b748e890da2)

Chapter Six (#ub00f0aec-a9cb-5abb-986f-331552fdf03d)

Chapter Seven (#ua1e2693c-b6e1-5e49-b1fe-3e36ea2209dc)

Chapter Eight (#u6c967279-f6f8-5fa3-82f5-f203f6c9b19b)

Chapter Nine (#u0a464e2a-9615-587d-b292-fdd5164e86ba)

Chapter Ten (#u36680260-e4ff-53bc-930f-5771bbd994af)

Chapter Eleven (#u631a9f8e-1416-5c98-8423-18fcdd870b6d)

Chapter Twelve (#ua00d2f93-2478-56e6-af45-256ee6342a1a)

Chapter Thirteen (#u0423e000-37b2-5f56-a210-f163b90ba476)

Chapter Fourteen (#uddec646a-1520-5d73-99d3-c060ae904339)

Chapter Fifteen (#u814a0da6-ea0d-58f8-94d4-f06e782fb52b)

Chapter Sixteen (#uc5e1ddaa-096b-5c96-8e09-b513b29e49e4)

Chapter Seventeen (#u26584b3d-2f77-5eb4-b6b3-87d5f34dc4dc)

Chapter Eighteen (#ubdc13e38-9947-5fa9-aa40-cdb0530e0de0)

Chapter Nineteen (#u40c1d151-b9fb-5ab0-82d9-7a00533d12eb)

Chapter Twenty (#u812e5caf-2107-56c3-8a0a-1436abe5eecb)

Chapter Twenty-One (#u41e5dd99-7f53-53cd-b877-67ba7da6b4a6)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#ua3222fc8-d0f5-5492-91b5-fb5593b73aaa)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#u90826dc6-ad44-5ae7-98ac-105e31f94d09)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#u54dadf8b-5fef-5689-9448-c3debcb17493)

Chapter Twenty-Five (#ud289e491-a017-58b9-955b-c3565fd3bba4)

Chapter Twenty-Six (#u9df1b505-2e7c-56db-8d8d-080299ea9b20)

Keep Reading (#u53695447-f0b1-5eed-a078-6419abe84d46)

Acknowledgments (#uf6419094-82d1-5525-b0df-7d4cd1b0ab97)

Extract from The Marble Collector (#uc7009d93-d60b-5894-bd2d-b69bb775c8fd)

About the Author (#u7a6054a3-d201-57c2-86c1-73fff55f3c51)

Also by Cecelia Ahern (#u52802877-cb7f-5726-802f-69d1b3901659)

About the Publisher (#u4203fb59-0ea8-5b96-8359-0c2499620afa)