

When Joyce Conway gets a blood transfusion after a. But destiny is a funny thing, and in this novel, structured as a series of clever e-mails, letters, notes, and a trail of missed opportunities, Alex and Rosie find out that fate isn't done with them yet. Harper, 24.95 (371pp) ISBN 978-0-06-170623-3 Contrivance and a multitude of sitcom mixups drive Ahern’s fifth novel. Her dreams for college, Alex, and a glamorous career dashed, Rosie stays in Dublin to become a single mother, while Alex pursues a medical career and a new love in Boston. She gets into Boston University, Alex gets into Harvard, and everything is falling into place, when on the eve of her departure, Rosie gets news that will change their lives forever: She's pregnant by a boy she'd gone out with while on the rebound from Alex.

Devastated, the two make plans for Rosie to apply to colleges in the U.S. At 17, Rosie and Alex have just started to see each other in a more romantic light. The story follows the life of Rosie Dunne, and it is unusually and interestingly made up of letters, classroom notes, emails and greetings cards. Best friends since childhood, their relationship gets closer by the day, until Alex gets the news that his family is leaving Dublin and moving to Boston. Review: ‘Where Rainbows End’ by Cecelia Ahern The book, ‘Where Rainbows End’, is a coming-of-age romance novel by Irish author, Cecelia Ahern. Rosie and Alex are destined for one another, and everyone seems to know it but them. Sometimes you have to look at life in a whole new way.
