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A group of friends sits around a half-cleared dinner table. Now in their late thirties, most haven’t seen one another for years. Paul, a handsome freelance journalist, is happily married to a gorgeous fashion entre-preneur, but they’re struggling–unsuccessfully so far–to have children. Saffron lives in Los Angeles; she’s had many roles but is hoping for that one big break as she navigates a secret love affair with one of the most famous men in the world. Olivia, always the wallflower of the group, runs an animal shelter in London and finds herself single after her longtime lover walked out. And the hostess, Holly, is married to the perfect man, has two perfect children, and lives in the perfect house . . . or does she?
When their friend Tom is killed in a terrorist attack, the group gathers to mourn, and as they do they rediscover the power of friendship, the politics of change, and the true meaning of a mid-life crisis. Engrossing, mesmerizing, and deliciously appealing, SECOND CHANCE will strike a chord with anyone who is still trying to figure life out.
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Release date
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781415937969
- File size: 336520 KB
- Duration: 11:41:04
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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April 30, 2007
Bestseller Green (Swapping Lives, The Other Woman) injects a topical note into an otherwise paint-by-numbers work. After a terrorist attack on an Amtrak train kills 39-year-old Tom, his death serves as the catalyst for changes in the lives of four estranged schoolmates he left behind in England. Reuniting at Tom’s memorial service are Holly, a former free spirit uncomfortably forced into becoming a suburban matron by her workaholic, social-climbing husband; Olivia, a lonely director of an animal shelter; Paul, a writer whose blissful marriage with his fashionable wife is marred by their inability to conceive; and Saffron, a recovering alcoholic actress secretly involved with a married Hollywood megastar. Tom’s death reignites their friendship, causes them to reevaluate their lives and sends them marching toward a concluding warm fuzzy. Green’s writing is competent, though her characters feel more like embodiments of their problems than actual people. There are few surprises, but the fairy tale ending should appease Green’s many fans. -
Editor-in-chief for glamorous CHIC magazine, Fiona Monaghan is an ambitious single woman content with her life, her dog, and her frenetic social life, until she meets handsome John Anderson the head of her new ad agency. When love sparks between the two, problems abound, including Anderson's relationship with his grown daughters and the memory of his dead wife. Matt Walton portrays Fiona as the self-assured woman she is, Anderson as calm and accepting of her life--until it spirals out of control. As the life that Fiona and John try to build together falls apart, Walton is there every step of the way to keep the characters straight and the emotions true. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
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