If You Could See Me Now

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If You Could See Me Now
First edition cover
Author Cecelia Ahern
Country Eire
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher HarperCollins
Released November 2005
Media Type Print (Paperback)
Pages 336 p. (paperback edition)
ISBN ISBN 0-00-721225-9 (paperback edition)
Preceded by Where Rainbows End
Followed by A Place Called Here

If You Could See Me Now is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's third novel, published in November 2005 (UK and Ireland)/ January 2006 (US).

[edit] Plot summary

Elizabeth Egan's life is always well-defined until her family enters the picture. As Elizabeth deals with her traumatic past as a daughter deserted by her own mother, she looks after the other family members left behind. As history repeats itself and her sister runs away with her car, she is left to take care of her nephew and her nephew's new invisible friend, Ivan. However, Elizabeth starts seeing Ivan and through him, sees her world with renewed hope and excitement.

[edit] Characters in "If You Could See Me Now"

  • Elizabeth Egan – main protagonist
  • Ivan Elbisivni – Egan's nephew's invisible friend
  • Luke Egan – Egan's nephew, Saoirse's son
  • Saoirse Egan – Egan's sister