The Pagecast Holiday Round-up: Freckles by Cecelia Ahern.

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Welcome to day 6 of the Pagecast Holiday Round-up.

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.

Co-produced by Ingrid Klückow and Nicola Bruns. A special thanks to Boomhuis studios for the studio time and technical support.

24 Dec 2021 English South Africa Books · Society & Culture

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