Book #3: Postscript, Cecelia Ahern

 

"There is always one more thing to say..."

About the book: 

The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller PS, I Love You!

It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died six since she read his final letter, urging Holly to find the courage to forge a new life.
 
She s proud of all the ways in which she has grown and evolved. But when a group inspired by Gerry's letters, calling themselves the PS, I Love You Club, approaches Holly asking for help, she finds herself drawn back into a world that she worked so hard to leave behind.
 
Reluctantly, Holly begins a relationship with the club, even as their friendship threatens to destroy the peace she believes she has achieved. As each of these people calls upon Holly to help them leave something meaningful behind for their loved ones, Holly will embark on a remarkable journey one that will challenge her to ask whether embracing the future means betraying the past, and what it means to love someone forever

Group Discussion Questions: 

• What was your initial reaction to the book? Did it hook you immediately, or take some time to get into?"
• What was your favorite quote/passage?
• If you got the chance to ask the author of this book one question, what would it be?
• If you had to describe Postscript in 3 adjectives what would you choose?
• What songs does this book make you think of?
• Do you like/have sympathy for Gabriel?
• Is there a loved one you have lost that you wish had left you monthly letters? 
• Is the story being set in Ireland an important factor? 
• Cecelia said: “Loss to me is a very kind of meaty subject because I feel that as people when we're happy, we don't really question life or question anything around us, because we're happy and things are going well. When we're unhappy or when we feel a sense of loss. We question everything.” What is the last thing you questioned in your life? 
• Cecilia say’s she tries to write an upbeat ending and not in a magical fairy tale happy ending, 
• Do you think the book had a realistic upbeat ending? 
• What low do you think this character found her way out of? 
• When do you think this character was at her weakest? 
• What do you think she learned about herself that gave her the strength to fight harder to find herself braver than usually and to find more courage that she thought she would have never had? 
• Have you experienced grief? Do you feel it helped you related to the main character? 
• Do you care to share the last time you recall feeling that way? 
• What are your overall thoughts and feelings of the book?
• What was your favorite part of the book? 
• What did we think of the books characters? Were they complex? Did we have qualms about them?
• How credible/believable did you find the narrator to be? Did you feel like you got the 'true' story?
• Which character did you relate to the most, and what was it about them that you connected with?
• "How did you feel about the ending? What did you like, what did you not like, and what do you wish had been different?"
• Did the book change your opinion or perspective about anything? Do you feel different now than you did before you read it?