THE sight of a rag tree in Dublin’s National Botanic Gardens sparked a long-ago memory for bestselling Irish author Cecelia Ahern, as well as the inspiration for her new novel.
“A plaque in front of the tree explained how rag trees are believed to have healing powers,” Cecelia (42) tells YOU as we chat via Zoom. “It brought back this memory of when we were younger, driving around the country and seeing them.”
She’s in her home office in Dublin and she’ll soon be in South Africa for the Franschhoek Literary Festival this
