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

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In a Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern is only the second book I’ve read by the Irish author, best known for PS I Love You. There is a heavy touch on mental illness and abuse that Alice experiences through childhood and adulthood. Weder die Beziehung zu Gospel, Hugh, Naomi oder Andy ließen in mir ein Gefühl der Cozyness aufkommen sondern eher Beklemmung. 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.

It is different to any other book I have read and was very thought provoking around how our moods can rub off of those around us. Disclaimer - I received a free digital download of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. After completing a degree in Journalism and Media Communications, Cecelia wrote her first novel at 21 years old.Furthermore, I liked how the relationship between Alice and Lily progresses throughout the book, and I think it was handled brilliantly. She struggles with the headaches the lights give her and rebels against the emotions she absorbs from others.

The central character is Alice, who sees colours around people from the time she is eight years old. And, frustratingly for we readers, Alice moves back in with her ungrateful mother where she remains for several years as her carer. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The first 60 or so pages start off reasonably promising with Eleanor Oliphant vibes and some nice writing. I also enjoy some contemporary fiction, literary fiction and romance with a smattering of non-fiction.Her debut novel, PS I Love You was published in January 2004, and was followed by Where Rainbows End (aka Love, Rosie) in November 2004. I know the adage it is not the destination but the journey that matters, but Alice's journey is more of the same.

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. When she's young, she doesn't know what to do with them, but eventually, she realises different colours mean different things. Every person can almost be seen (their mood anyway) without even knowing them and she can see mods transfer from one person to another.I started this book with the intention of reading a few pages before bed but ended up being completely enthralled in the story and almost finished it in one night. By the time the romance angle is introduced, the book descends into the most saccharine, sentimental prose I’ve read in a long time. Life didn’t get much easier as she got older and her mother experienced serious illness while her younger brother went off the rails. Vivid, bright, intense colours that tell Alice people’s thoughts, which sounds wonderful but the problem for Alice is that she feels those feelings too, they seep into her own being, she feels their pain, sadness and trauma. This book is the life of Alice Kelly who has the rare condition of Synesthesia (dubbed Aura Migraine) whereby she can see the colour of people's aura and lives in a dysfunctional family.