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

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Tell me about your new novel, In a Thousand Different Ways. What was the inspiration and how did it evolve? My neurologist told me that Lewis Carroll, who wrote Alice in Wonderland, also experienced aura migraines. The book has always been one of my favourites and hearing that, it totally makes sense to me you know, with the Mad Hatter with his rambling and nonsensical language, things being big and then small, far away and close. So I called my character Alice because of that.’

But after seeing her GP she realised her hormones were the cause and it interested her to find that strange symptoms can be the result of a physical disturbance.I admit it's not a light, jolly tale but the veins of hope that run through it as the story progresses makes it such a beautiful and unique read. It's been a long time since I finished a book in one setting and quite liked it. What I didn't expect was for this to happen with a Cecelia Ahern book. This book had such potential. Sure, there were moments of insights, but overall it was a disappointment. The entire last chapter was especially rushed and saccharine—very Nicholas Sparks-ish or, I guess, Cecelia Ahren-y. Maybe I've just outgrown these styles of stories.

Over the years, and with the help of certain people, she begins to learn how to live with this 'gift', as it is described to her, but not without many battles. A special edition Winnie the Pooh, the complete collection of stories and poems. The most beautiful words and the most beautiful stories. Which writers, living or dead, would you invite to your dream dinner party? At 41, it’s quite young to be in perimenopause but, without going into the symptoms, Cecelia says she just knew something was wrong. ‘I definitely felt it, I didn’t feel balanced,’ she says. ‘I listen to my body a lot and always try to balance myself out in lots of different ways, whether it’s exercise, diet, looking at different alternative therapies and things to do just to feel good.’ Shoreline Hotel, Donabate, Co. Dublin, Irish novelist,Cecelia Ahern. Pic: Tom Honan It’s about a character named Alice who has the ability to see people’s emotions in the form of colours around their bodies; she sees auras. She can instantly know just by looking at someone exactly how they’re feeling, and if the colour travels to her, then she can also feel exactly as they are feeling. Alice feels that this skill is a burden, not a gift, and we follow her as she tries to navigate her own life, carve out her own path despite feeling overwhelmed by everyone around her.

Alice liegt mir mit ihrem außergewöhnlichen Leben und ihrer liebenswürdigen Art sehr am Herzen. Aber es hat eine Weile gedauert, bis ich die raffinierte Geschichte von Cecelia Ahern verstanden habe. Zuerst dachte ich: "Wovon um alles in der Welt redet sie?" Erst als ich zu 50-60 % mit dem Roman durch war, traf es mich! Dann war ich von dieser spezifischen Fähigkeit besessen und wollte unbedingt herausfinden, wie Alice ihr LEBEN verantworten wird. Ich genoss jeden Satz, jeden Handlungsstrang bis zum Ende. Sehr empfehlenswert!