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; and The Gift. Her novels have been translated into thirty-five languages and have sold more than twenty-five million copies in over fifty countries. Two of her books have been adapted as major films and she has created several TV series in the US and Germany. She lives in Dublin with her family.
"Ahern's previous work, including PS, I Love You, There's No Place
Like Here and The Gift are funny, light and often wise but didn't
entirely presage "Roar," which is funny, wise and weighty - in a
very good way. After all, when you write 30 stories about the
dilemmas of people who hold up half the world's sky, things are
bound to get heavy. The women in these fables cope with
discrimination, loneliness and abandonment, among other things . .
. It's best to read just one or two of Ahern's fables at a time.
That way you can truly appreciate their wit, pathos and
imagination. The author includes Helen Reddy's famous lyric 'I am
woman, hear me roar' as an epigraph, but she might just as easily
have used 'I'm every woman. It's all in me.'"
--The Washington Post
"An empowering book for women, Cecelia Ahern uses wildly inventive
stories to reveal a simple truth - the power to create the life we
want to live has been inside each of us all along. The world Ahern
creates on these pages is fantastic yet authentic. Every woman will
recognize herself in these stories and be inspired by
them."--Jennifer Palmieri, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Dear Madam President
"Bedtime stories for feminists."--StarTribune
"Curiously delightful...each story resonate[s] as simultaneously
personal and universal...A sharp, breathtaking collection."--Kirkus
Reviews
"Fantastic...Ahern (P.S., I Love You) blends magical realism with
keen observations about contemporary gender dynamics, offering
readers a sharp selection of nuanced parables encouraging bravery,
compassion, and self-reliance."--Publishers Weekly
"ROAR is a wild and daring collection. The stories are ingenious
and surreal, brilliantly and hilariously articulating what it means
to be a woman today. Cecelia Ahern has crafted something of a
revolution within these pages. A powerful must-read."--Taylor
Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy
Jones & The Six
"These provocative and witty stories prove it's time to recognize
Cecelia Ahern as one of our finest writers."--John Boyne, New York
Times bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
"This collection includes 30 stories, ranging from four to seven
pages. Each satirical selection varies in tone from whimsical to
humorous to provocative...Some stories are surprisingly realistic;
others are allegorical fables or surreal futuristic
statements...Bold, imaginative, eclectic sketches feature women at
the crossroads. Their resilience when faced with hardship and their
methods of overcoming obstacles help to create a thoroughly
challenging, pertinent, and ultimately uplifting read."--Library
Journal
"This is insightful feminist fiction that is highly entertaining .
. . Cecelia Ahern shows that women's reality is shaped not only by
how others perceive them but also how they perceive the power to
take control of their lives. We must hear these women who
roar."--Washington Book Review
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