Cecelia Ahern: having the time of her life

Darren Hallesy: Cecelia Ahern has Hollywood knocking on her door. After the success of her first book “P.S. I love you” and its movie adaptation, the stunning Irish girl from Dublin now has three more of her works coming to the big screen, plus she wrote the successful ‘Samantha Who’ TV show. One of the biggest selling authors in Europe, Cecelia was recently in Australia to promote her latest book ‘Time of My Life’,.

There are some accents in the world that are just to die for, and Cecelia Ahern is blessed with that sultry, melodical voice that puts men under a spell. Born in Dublin, and the daughter of former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, Cecelia admits that while jet lag sometimes gets the better of her, she loves being invited to tour the world promoting her books. Being back in Australia was not only a thrill for her numerous fans, but gave her a chance to surprisingly catch up with friends.

“I was last here about four or five years ago, before I became a mum, and I travelled around the place for a week and I loved it.

“I love doing these tours, but I have to wait to be invited, and it’s a real honour to visit other countries. There are so many Irish people here, and I even have friends who are on working holidays here, so its great to catch up.

“We’re so similar, both the Irish and Aussies are so easy going, and informal,” Cecelia said.

It’s a literary story that seems too good to be true. While studying Media and Journalism in Ireland, a twenty-one year girl had an idea for a book.

Sitting at her kitchen table for hours, Cecelia wrote her first book, titled ‘P.S. I Love You’ which went on to become a massive hit, and eventually a Hollywood movie starring Gerard Butler and Hilary Swank.

“I’ve been writing as long as I can remember. I was always writing ideas down, and I never showed it to anyone, so for me it was a natural thing… just a hobby. Then one day I just had the best idea I’d ever had, and I was laughing, crying while I wrote this book. My mum told me to send it to somebody, as it had just taken over my life.

Read the full interview in CityWest here.