An unforgettable novel about family, belonging and human connection, from million-copy bestselling author Cecelia Ahern.
FRECKLES
by Cecelia Ahern
HarperCollins UK, September 2021
(chez Park & Fine Literary and Media – voir catalogue)
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Cecelia Ahern was born and grew up in Dublin. 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 films and she has created several TV series. She and her books have won numerous awards, including the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction for The Year I Met You. She lives in Dublin with her family.
Praise for Cecelia’s previous book, Postscript:
“[Ahern has a gift] for creating clever and original ideas, intriguing plot developments and unexpected twists. » —Irish Times
“Fans of P.S. I Love You are in for a treat… Warmth emanates from the pages of this lovely, uplifting novel.” —Good Housekeeping
“A poignant, warm and hopeful novel.” —Woman & Home
“Another weepy about grief and the enduring power of love.” —Sunday Mirror
“This is a novel to delight loyal fans and new readers alike.” —Woman’s Weekly
Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mother dies giving birth to her second set of twins. Austin, the second oldest of seven kids, has no choice but to take up the two babies and raise them along with her brothers and sister, since her father is paralyzed by the tragedy. The Fosters don’t have much but thankfully, Austin is a capable girl who knows how to keep everyone fed and clothed and mostly out trouble. She also knows how to do things most girls her age don’t like how to cultivate a bountiful crop of tobacco, plow a straight line, wrangle snakes when needed, and how to manage her father and his erratic behavior. How Austin finds what she doesn’t know she needs and manages to save her poor farming family, fall in love, and help her beloved father overcome his mental health struggles, makes UNDER THE MAGNOLIAS the kind of read that breaks your heart then heals it in the best possible way.
Fan favorite Nicole Baart explores the irresistible question 
Magnolia Moon is nine years old, likes Greek mythology, her best friend Imogen May (who understands the importance of questions like, “If you could be one fruit, any fruit, what would you be?”), wishing trees, and speaking crows. She knows instinctively that buffadillos are armadillos crossed with buffalos and believes there are walramingos living in her garden. She’s also the kind of person who can be entrusted with a great many secrets.
At a truck stop near Las Vegas, fourteen-year-old Riley Jarrett vanishes from her family’s RV, turning their cross-country dream of starting over into a nightmare. Investigators have their work cut out for them. The massive, bustling truck plaza in the desert is the perfect place for someone to disappear—or be taken. Detectives pursue every chilling lead as all eyes fall to the newly blended family with a tragic past. With the clock ticking down on the likelihood that Riley’s alive, suspicions run deep. Everyone—from Riley’s mom to her stepdad to her stepbrother and her ex-boyfriend—has something to hide. And their secrets could prove deadly.