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    Audiobook (abridged)4 hours

    Thanks for the Memories

    Written by Cecelia Ahern

    Narrated by Aoife McMahon and Trevor White

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A compelling and perceptive tale of intimacy, memory and relationships from the bestselling author

    How can you know someone you've never met?

    Joyce Conway leaves hospital after recovering from a terrible accident. Having faced a near-death experience, she is suddenly awakened to the stark reality of her futile marriage, and vows to start afresh – separating from husband Conor and moving back in with her dad.

    Justin Hitchcock arrives in Dublin to give a guest lecture. Recently divorced and living near his daughter Bea, but far from his Chicago home, he's lonely and restless. When beautiful doctor Sarah persuades him to give blood, he nonchalantly accepts, hoping he'll at least get a date with her.

    Then one rainy evening, Joyce and Justin cross paths in the strangest of circumstances. They have no idea that their fates are more entangled than they could ever have imagined …

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 1, 2008
    ISBN9780007264346
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    Thanks for the Memories
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    Cecelia Ahern

    Cecelia Ahern is the author of the international bestsellers PS, I Love You; Love, Rosie; If You Could See Me Now; There's No Place Like Here; Thanks for the Memories; The Gift; The Book of Tomorrow; and The Time of My Life. Her books are published in forty-six countries and have collectively sold more than sixteen million copies. The daughter of the former prime minister of Ireland, she lives in Dublin.

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    • 2/5
      There are good moments in this book, but they don't make up for a ridiculous basis for the plot or for a book that stops rather than ends.
    • 1/5
      Finished, finally.
    • 4/5
      enjoyed this and found it very uplifting
    • 4/5
      A bit of oddity which makes up this story line in this modern chick lit is my cup of tea. What actually can transfer in a blood transfer? Will definately read Ahern's other novels based on this read.
    • 2/5
      Wasn't sure about this to start with - the writing doesn't quite keep up with the imagination and ideas - which were good - but by the last quarter I was won over, and finished pretty well. Nearly made 3 stars. Making one fairly ludicrous premise [spoiler] that blood can transfer detailed memories the castle that is built on it is nicely put together and great fun. A beautiful picture of the Dad of the narrator and a moving description of bereavement from several angles balances the fun.
    • 5/5
      This book is about courage and is inspirational. How this woman survived the war and how she lived her life after id incredible. Well worth reading
    • 4/5
      At first I thought the story a bit weird and the father a bit too annoying but boy did I laugh and a book that makes me laugh is a funny one. lol


      The part at the airport was hilarious with the father trying to get the luggage. I was in bed but was laughing like a crazy woman. and there were more moments.
      Yes I will definitely read more by this author.
    • 5/5
      Warning: Don't read this book while eating or drinking anything! I did once and regretted it when I started laughing so hard I almost choked!Having said that .... This was a fun book. The near-misses may have been wearing a bit thin by the end, the ending might have been a bit abrupt, and yes, you have to suspend belief and just go with the premise since blood transfusions don't really work like this (thankfully!). But once you do that, you're treated not only to a light, fun, romantic comedy that has you laughing out loud in places but also a sweet, sentimental story of a daughter's relationship with her widowed father.
    • 3/5
      Fun novel to read! Only gave it three stars because it is not as fast paced as some other chick lit/romance novels but great to read on a rainy day!
    • 3/5
      Kept me reading. Not my favorite of her books but still good.
    • 3/5
      Fun and at times funny book. Easy casual read.
    • 5/5
      This book is about a woman who receives a blood transfusion and starts having memories & characteristics of the person who donated blood.This was a wonderful book! I have only read one Cecilia Ahern book that I wasn't thoroughly in love with and this wasn't it. I literally did not want to put the book down. I kept giving my husband updates on the progress in the book. He became interested and would ask me detailed questions. We both think it would make a wonderfully touching and funny movie.
    • 3/5
      Thanks for the Memories kept me mostly entertained while reading but overall, it felt quite contrived a lot of the time. The suddenness with which Joyce began experiencing the 'side-effects' of her blood transfusion felt incredibly jarring and I couldn't shake the feeling that Justin was a mostly unlikeable character. Not one of Ahern's best, unfortunately.
    • 5/5
      What a delight! Ahern's P.S. I Love You is one of my favorite books, Thanks for the Memories is the first of her books since that have captured me the same way. I enjoyed every page and will definitely be recommending it to friends. A great read that poses lots of interesting questions. Would make a fun book club read.
    • 4/5
      A really enjoyable read. A light read, but still kept me really interested in the story and the characters. I love the humour, and Ahern's story telling is great.
    • 3/5
      Strong start that lost its way 
    • 3/5
      A guilty pleasure read, really enjoyed the father daughter relationship but found Justin to be a selfish sook.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book. An interesting way of telling a love story. However for me the relationship between the heroine and her father was what really gripped me. I found the interaction between the herione and her father brilliant. I could hardly put this book down and subsequently was reading through the night and when her father was causing problems at the airport and the subsequent rotating door incident I could not stop myself laughing out loud, much to my husband's annoyance. I fully intend to read more of Cecelia Ahern's novels.
    • 4/5
      I'm not sure why I keep reading Cecilia Ahern. Her writing is simplistic, verging on sophomoric, but her plots have an undeniable sitcom-like energy (probably attributable to the Christina Applegate show she co-created). In this story, a blood donor and recipient predictably come together, with some amusement along the way. I might read her next book, but with some reservations.
    • 5/5
      For those of you who haven't had a chance to read a Cecelia Ahern book, well you're missing out for sure. Her books take you away into another world, despite the fact that her locations are pretty much set in reality. But the things that happen to these ordinary people are magical and it makes you believe that magic is really present in the world.Although the mysteries are never really explained, that's part of its wonder. It doesn't really matter how his blood connects his memories to her. It's the fact that it does. And the fact that they both respond to it and each other that really matters. Definitely pick up this book if you haven't done so already. I recommend Cecelia Ahern to any reader who believes in magic and love and everything in between.
    • 4/5
      I’ve not read anything by Cecelia Ahern prior to this book, but her name was on my radar because of the movie adaptation of her book PS, I love you. I enjoyed the characters, Joyce's relationship with her father Henry, and the humour in this book. In particular, first-time air traveller Henry and Joyce and Henry's gallivanting around London and Dublin were fun – favourite parts include the Viking bus, the airport, and The Antique Road Show taping. I’m not sure I was able to suspend disbelief and buy into to the central premise 100 per cent: having shared memories and knowledge through blood. Still, I thought it was a good read. I'd probably check out the author's other books in the future.
    • 3/5
      I'm still torn about this one, while interesting the entire hinge of the plot (blood donation giving someone another's memories) is a little bit too much for me. I think it's possible to handwave your way thruogh this as a plot with a major organ but blood? Fails my eyebrow test. The romance between the two characters is quite cute. Some of the moments with Joyce and her father are cringeworthly close to the bone. Honestly, I preferred some of her other stories. This just wasn't my book. It's a lightweight chick-lit book that will divide her fans.