If You Could See Me Now (Ahern novel)

2005 novel by Cecelia Ahern If You Could See Me Now First edition coverAuthorCecelia AhernLanguageEnglishPublisherHarperCollinsPublication dateNovember 2005Publication placeIrelandMedia typePrint (Paperback)Pages336 pp (paperback edition)ISBN0-00-721225-9 (paperback edition)OCLC62204659Preceded byWhere Rainbows End Followed byA Place Called Here If You Could See Me Now (also known as A Silver Lining outside of the UK and Ireland) is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's third novel, published in 2005. Plot summary Elizabeth Egan is a fictional character portrayed as a serious individual who resides in the small Irish town of Baile nagCroíth. Within the narrative, she does not engage in humor or simple pleasures. This disposition is attributed to her childhood, during which her mother abandoned the family, forcing Egan to assume adult responsibilities early in life to care for her younger sister, Saoirse. Taking advantage of Elizabeth's sense of responsibility, Saoirse has led life with abandonment, and when she gives birth to a son, Luke, she leaves Elizabeth to take care of him. At the age of six, Luke claims to have a friend named Ivan whom Elizabeth cannot see. Though at first she is ex