History Literature / PSILoveYou

!Tropes in the book:
* SequelGap: The book has a sequel, but it came out no sooner than 15 years (and 14 other, unrelated, books published by the author) later.

In 2019, it got a sequel novel ''Postscript''.

A novel written in 2004 by Cecelia Ahern about a young woman, Holly, dealing with the death of her beloved husband Gerry. Distraught and depressed, Holly withdraws from family and friends until she received a cake with a message, sent by her deceased husband. The cake is the first of several letters - all ending in [[TitleDrop P.S. I Love You]] - which Gerry had arranged to be sent after his death to help her push forward to the future.

* FunInTheFuneral: Gerry planned his own memorial service while he was ill. He wanted it to be a celebration of life instead of a somber occasion. Consequently, the service includes some lively music from the Pogues, plenty of alcohol, and several of Gerry's friends sharing funny stories about him.

** The new job Holly gets. In the movie she starts designing shoes, while in the movie she works at a magazine.

** In the movie, Holly's family consists of her mother and her younger sister, while her father [[DisappearedDad left years ago]]. In the novel, however, her parents are still HappilyMarried, she has two older brothers, her younger sister, her younger brother and a few nieces and nephews. All four of Holly's siblings have minor subplots that weave into Holly's story as she gets threw the first year without Gerry.

** The new job Holly gets. In the movie starts designing shoes, while in the movie she works at a magazine.

* DeadGuyJr: In the book, Sharon and John plan on naming their son Gerry.

* AdaptedOut: The movie kept Holly's mother and her younger sister Ciara and her father [[DisappearedDad left years ago]]. In the book, her parents are still HappilyMarried, and Holly has two older brothers, plus their families, Ciara and a younger brother.

* ReunionKiss: Holly once had made a bet with Gerry that if she happened to meet him again by chance, she would return his jacket. Some time later, by luck, she entered the pub where he was singing and he swept her off her feet for a kiss.

* FunInTheFuneral: Gerry planned his own memorial service while he was ill. He wanted it to be a celebration of life instead of a sombre occasion. Consequently, the service includes some lively music from the Pogues, plenty of alcohol, and several of Gerry's friends sharing funny stories about him.

* TheFunInFuneral: Gerry planned his own memorial service while he was ill. He wanted it to be a celebration of life instead of a sombre occasion. Consequently, the service includes some lively music from the Pogues, plenty of alcohol, and several of Gerry's friends sharing funny stories about him.

* FuninFuneral: Gerry planned his own memorial service while he was ill. He wanted it to be a celebration of life instead of a sombre occasion. Consequently, the service includes some lively music from the Pogues, plenty of alcohol, and several of Gerry's friends sharing funny stories about him.

* FunInFuneral: Gerry planned his own memorial service while he was ill. He wanted it to be a celebration of life instead of a sombre occasion. Consequently, the service includes some lively music from the Pogues, plenty of alcohol, and several of Gerry's friends sharing funny stories about him.

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Made into a film in 2007, starring Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/GerardButler, Lisa Kudrow and Creator/KathyBates, which [[BigApplesauce moves the setting to Lower Manhattan]].

A novel written in 2004 by Cecelia Ahern about a young woman Holly dealing with the death of her beloved husband, Gerry. Distraught and depressed, Holly withdraws from family and friends until she received a cake sent by her deceased husband with a message, which was the first of several letters - all ending in [[TitleDrop P.S. I Love You]] - written by Gerry which he had arranged to be sent after his death to help her push forward to the future.

* BetterAsFriends: Holly and Daniel decide they were better as friends at the end of the movie.

* MessOfWoe: A rare female example occurs after the protagonist's husband dies. She stops leaving the house, eschews bathing or cleaning up the piling trash and dishes in favor of slumping around in her dead husband's shirts, reenacting old movies line-by-line. (Luckily he knew she'd react this way and has set a plan in motion to snap her out of it.)
* RomancingTheWidow
* ReunionKiss: Holly made a bet with Gerry that if she happened to meet him again by chance, she would return his jacket. Some time later, by luck, she entered the pub where he was singing and he swept her off her feet for a kiss.

* TestKiss: Holly and her friend Daniel kiss before pulling away and laughing and claming it felt more like [[LikeBrotherAndSister kissing a sister.]]

Made into a film in 2007, starring HilarySwank, Creator/GerardButler, Lisa Kudrow and Creator/KathyBates, which [[BigApplesauce moves the setting to Lower Manhattan]].

* FakeIrish: Scottish Gerard Butler plays an Irishman. Also American Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays William [[spoiler: Gerry's childhood friend]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[{{Friends}} Phoebe]] is friends with [[MillionDollarBaby Margaret Fitzerald]].
** And the dead husband is [[{{ThreeHundred}} King Leonidas]].
** William is [[Series/{{Supernatural}} John Winchester]].
** [[{{Showgirls}} Cristal]] is married to [[Series/{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}} Spike]]

* ReunionKiss: Holly made a bet with Gerry that if she happened to meet him again by chance, she would return his jacket. Some time later, by luck, she entered the pub where he was singing and he sweeped her off her feet for a kiss.* SerenadeYourLover: Gerry sings [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUcT__6WlIU&list=PLA216C593285D7770 Galway Girl]] to Holly.

Made into a film in 2007, starring HilarySwank, Creator/GerardButler, Lisa Kudrow and Creator/KathyBates.

!!!Tropes in the film:

Made into a film in 2007, starring HilarySwank, Creator/GerardButler, Lisa Kudrow and KathyBates.

Made into a film in 2007, starring HilarySwank, GerardButler, Lisa Kudrow and KathyBates.

* ReunionKiss: Holly made a bet with Gerry that if she happened to meet him again by chance, she would return his jacket. Some time later, by luck, she entered the pub where he was singing and he sweeped her off her feet for a kiss.
* SerenadeYourLover: Gerry sings [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUcT__6WlIU&list=PLA216C593285D7770 Galway Girl]] to Holly.

* BetterAsFriends: Holly and Dennis decide they were better as friends at the end of the movie.

* TestKiss: Holly and her friend Dennis kiss before pulling away and laughing and claming it felt more like [[LikeBrotherAndSister kissing a sister.]]

** William is [[{{Supernatural}} John Winchester]].
** [[{{Showgirls}} Cristal]] is married to [[{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}} Spike]]

* TitleDrop: Occurred at the end of every single letters/messages from Gerry.

A novel written in 2004 Cecelia Ahern about a young woman Holly dealing with the death of her beloved husband, Gerry. Distraught and depressed, Holly withdraws from family and friends until she received a cake sent by her deceased husband with a message, which was the first of several letters - all ending in [[TitleDrop P.S. I Love You]] - written by Gerry which he had arranged to be sent after his death to help her push forward to the future. 4

* FakeIrish: Scottish Gerard Butler plays an Irishman. Also American Jeffrey Dead Morgan plays William [[spoiler: Gerry's childhood friend]].

* ShipTease: There was some moments between Holly and William [[spoiler: a childhood friend of Gerry's]]. Also at the end, Holly's mother and William's father.