If Only It Were True
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| If Only It Were True | |
| Author | Marc Levy |
|---|---|
| Original title | Et si c'était vrai... |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publication date | 1999 |
| Published in English |
2001 |
If Only It Were True (original title: Et si c'était vrai...) is French author Marc Levy's first novel, released in 1999. It was translated into English in 2001, and was adapted into the American film Just Like Heaven in 2005.
[edit] Plot summary
The book is about a young, pretty resident in a coma who appears (like a ghost) to the man renting her old apartment. Only he can see or hear her. After some initial disbelief on his part, they fall in love.
It is also about the importance of the human soul, that, in a certain point of his life, Arthur thought it to be lost. In the minute that he is able to feel again love, he also finds the power to face his past (a past which wasn't to say a pretty one).
In 2005 the sequel to If Only It Were True was published, entitled Vous Revoir. No official English translation has been established yet.
