In a Thousand Different Ways: the gripping, unforgettable new novel from the Sunday Times number 1 bestselling author

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The one thing I'm delighted by (and I have not read a Cecilia Ahern for many years) is that her writing has really matured and I don't get the sense she's trying to be Marian Keyes any longer. She is also hugely affected by these moods which can rub off on her and so she is reluctant to have much contact with people. Und jeder neue Abschnitt in ihrem Leben hat sich dann ja auch meistens als Verbesserung herausgestellt. This book was an unforgettable sojourn into the very depth of human emotions and dynamic characters. She and her books have won numerous awards, including the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction for The Year I Met You .

Vielleicht stehen auch im Buch an diesen Stellen keine Jahreszahl zur Orientierung, aber bestimmt fängt immerhin ein neues Kapitel oder so etwas an. Everyone has a colour, and Alice can tell what kind of person you are, or what you are thinking by the colour that surrounds you. This story follows Alice throughout her life, living with synesthesia; she can see people’s emotions in color. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. Portobello Book Blog is not responsible for the republishing of the content found on this blog on other Web sites or media without its permission.The early parts of the book progress as a string of incidents, while later the story takes time leaps. I was like what the hell then they all grew up in the next couple of pages then people started to die first her brother in prison then her mum husband other brother then her. Colours represent certain emotions, so she can see things before they happen by how people feel in the build up, and she can tell when people are being deceitful. Synaesthesia is an interesting condition and it has worked well as a plot device in a few books that I’ve read in recent years, but hanging the entire story on synaesthesia is not really a runner. Ollie her younger brother soaks in his mother's blue and red (Depression and Anger) while Hugh her older brother with his Pink (Love) manages to be the beacon of sanity for Alice.

If you asked me how I felt reading it, I'd say it tugged at my heartstrings but it also left me a bit confused - what was the point?

Her older brother Hugh tries to protect Alice and their younger brother Ollie from their volatile mother but leaves as soon as he’s able, which coincides with Alice being sent away to a school for troublesome children. How much it affected me to the point it took me longer than a week to read because I had to process what was going on.