A Place Called Here. [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

Acclaimed novelist Cecelia Ahern's There's No Place Like Here tells the story of Sandy Shortt, an obsessive-compulsive Missing Persons investigator who suddenly finds herself in the mystical land of the missing, desperate to return to the people and places from whom she has spent her life escaping. With this imaginative fourth novel, Ahern, whose P.S. I Love You was made into a major motion picture, continues to establish herself as not only an icon of Irish chick lit, but also a bold and creative thinker.

Continuing the whimsical trend she started with If You Could See Me Now, Ahern asks readers to step outside the boundaries of reality, and enter a world where missing people (and possessions) from all over the globe congregate to start anew. When Sandy goes on an early morning jog and strays too far into the forest, she too finds herself "Here," the aptly named home of the missing. In addition to finding her lost socks, diaries, and stuffed animals, she also finds many of the people she has searched for throughout her career. From Bobby Stanley, who disappeared from his mother's house at the age of sixteen, to Terrence O'Malley, a librarian who disappeared on his way home from work at age 55, Sandy is quickly reunited with the people she has come to know only through photos and heartbreaking memories shared by devastated loved ones who enlisted her services. Of course, finding these people and possessions only makes Sandy realize how much she has missed out on in her real life, most notably her concerned parents and her on again off again boyfriend Greg.

There's No Place Like Here is often predictable and the premise is a bit hard to swallow at times. Still, readers who take the leap will be rewarded with what is ultimately a witty, compassionate, and captivating love story. --Gisele Toueg -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .

*Starred Review* Ahern's inventive fourth novel lays open the life of Sandy Shortt, who has been obsessed with missing things and people since her childhood, when her nemesis, the blond and perfect Jenny-May Butler, disappeared. At 34, Sandy tracks missing people for a living. When she's hired by Jack Ruttle to find his younger brother, who disappeared after a night out with his friends, Sandy travels to Limerick to meet her new client. The two cross paths at a gas station, but before their arranged meeting, Sandy goes on a jog and finds herself far, far off the beaten path in a land filled with people and things who went missing from all over the world. Unable to find their way home, the missing have formed their own community, which they show to the thunderstruck Sandy. And Sandy, who has always remained remote from those she should be closest to, discovers that finding the missing people and things she's spent her life looking for doesn't make up for all the things she's been missing out on in her own life. A positively magical novel, Ahern's latest sparkles with wit, compelling characters, and a truly clever premise. Huntley, Kristine -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .

Seit vor 20 Jahren ihre beste Freundin spurlos verschwand, ist Sandy besessen von Dingen und Menschen, die sich scheinbar in Luft auflösen, und hat ihre Passion zum Beruf gemacht: als Privatdetektivin. Plötzlich findet sie sich an einem seltsamen Ort wieder, zusammen mit anderen, lang verschwundenen Personen. Hat sie die Antwort auf eins der größten Rätsel des Lebens gefunden?Als Sandy Shortt zehn Jahre alt ist, verschwindet ein Mädchen aus ihrer Klasse. Seit dieser Zeit sucht sie leidenschaftlich nach allem, was vermisst wird: nach Socken, Schlüsseln und später auch nach Menschen. In ihrer Suchagentur macht sie Angehörigen Mut, denn sie gibt niemals auf.Doch als Sandy den Auftrag bekommt, den Bruder von Jack Ruttle wiederzufinden, verirrt sie sich im Wald und verschwindet selbst an einen geheimnisvollen Ort, den alle nur Hier nennen. Dort begegnet sie Menschen, die sie schon lange gesucht hat, und auch jemandem, den sie fast vergessen hätte: sich selbst.Währenddessen macht sich Jack auf die Suche nach Sandy ...

The magical new novel from the number 1 bestselling author of PS, I Love You, Where Rainbows End and If You Could See Me Now. Since Sandy Shortt's childhood schoolmate disappeared twenty years ago, Sandy has been obsessed with missing things. Finding becomes her goal -- whether it's the odd sock that vanished in the washing machine, the car keys she misplaced in her rush to get to work or the graver issue of finding the people who vanish from their lives. Sandy dedicates her life to finding these missing people, offering devastated families a flicker of hope. Jack Ruttle is one of those desperate people. It's been a year since his brother Donal vanished into thin air and the sleepless nights and frantic days aren't getting any easier. He thinks Sandy Shortt could well be the answer to his prayers. But when Sandy goes missing too, her search ends when she stumbles upon the place -- and people -- she's been looking for all of her life. A world away from her loved ones and the home she ran from for so long, Sandy soon resorts to her old habit again, searching. Though this time, she is desperately trying to find her way home!

Cecelia Ahern, geboren 1981 in Irland, studierte Journalistik und Medienkommunikation. Mit gerade einmal 21 Jahren schrieb sie ihren ersten Roman, der sie sofort international berühmt machte: "P.S. Ich liebe Dich", verfilmt mit Hilary Swank. Danach folgten Jahr für Jahr weitere Weltbestseller in Millionenauflage. Cecelia Ahern schreibt auch Theaterstücke und Drehbücher und konzipierte die TV-Serie "Samantha Who?" mit Christina Applegate. Sie lebt mit ihrer Familie im Norden von Dublin