It started as a joke, but now, Holly knows, he followed through, sending the list to her mother before he passed away. When he jokes that someday he might not be around to do the little things like turn off the bedroom light before bed, Holly laughingly suggests he write her a list of things to do and leave it in his will. She flashes back to a scene from her past with Gerry. She suddenly knows what the envelope contains and who it is from. Her mother's comment that the words The List are written on the top of the envelope shocks Holly.

Elizabeth has received a large envelope addressed to Holly Holly assumes it is just another sympathy card. One day, her mother, Elizabeth, calls her to check in. Consumed with loss, her sleep is fitful, and she rarely leaves the house. Holly spends her days alone, wandering from room to room inside the home she had shared with Gerry.

Holly cannot imagine a life without Gerry, who had been her junior high sweetheart and her one constant source of love and strength for more than fifteen years. But as soon as she does, the reality of her loss hits her, and she feels as if she is going to be sick. Holly smells his sweater to remind her of his scent and presence. Gerry has just died at the age of thirty from a brain tumor. Holly Kennedy holds the sweater of her husband, Gerry Clark. It is also about the very human and awkward experience of moving forward alone after the death of a soulmate. PS, I Love You is ultimately a tale of love and marriage, death and survival, loss and recovery, and the eternal bond that can unite two people, even after one of them has passed away. PS, I Love You (2004), a novel by Irish author Cecelia Ahern, tells the story of a young widow who receives a series of letters written by her late husband before his death these letters help her through her grief, compelling her to embark on a series of fun-and often funny-adventures.

Ps i love you by cecelia ahern