A Risk Worth Taking

Name: A Risk Worth Taking
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Robin Pilcher
ISBN: 9781593973841

Author: Robin Pilcher

Narrator: Gerard Doyle

Abridged: 3 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Published: 02/11/2004

Categories: Fiction, Women

Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of Starting Over and An Ocean Apart returns with his strongest work to date—a heartwarming story of love, compassion, and redemption
After the dot-com bubble burst, Dan Porter is laid off from his job and must decide what is truly important. His wife of 20 years, Jackie, a beautiful and successful managing director for a clothing designer, no longer connects with him. His teenagers Josh, Nina and Millie are distant and confusing. Jackie is tempted by the attentions of a younger man at her office, and thanks to an opportunity suggested by a magazine article, Dan finds himself contemplating a drastic change in his life.A Risk Worth Taking is an engrossing, thought-provoking novel of a man who has to discover what he really values in his work, marriage, and life. Robin Pilcher writes fluidly, and is endlessly interested in the details of his characters' lives. He has written a poignant and moving story about the real choices adults face when they start taking stock of their lives.

About Robin Pilcher

Robin Pilcher is the son of bestselling novelist Rosamunde Pilcher. His first three novels, An Ocean Apart, Starting Over, and A Risk Worth Taking were New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.

About Gerard Doyle

Gerard Doyle reads everything from adult, young adult, and children's books to literary fiction, mysteries, humor, adventure, and fantasy. He has won countless AudioFile Earphones Awards and was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction in 2008. His audiobook credits include the bestselling Inheritance series (Eragon, Eldest, and Brisinger), How to Train Your Dragon, The Looking Glass Wars, Clubland, And Thereby Hangs a Tale, and Risk Worth Taking. His career in British repertory theatre includes many productions, most notably The Crucible, The Tempest, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Fiddler on the Roof. In America, he has appeared in Broadway in The Weir and on television in New York Undercover and Law & Order. Born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England, Gerard has taught drama at Ross School for the past several years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on April 19, 2012

I still think Robin Pilcher writes great stories, and I like his characters. I have decided that I'm a little tired of the fact that many of his books include infidelity/adultery. I think I will choose very carefully which of his books I read in the future.......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on April 26, 2015

I liked the book, it was a nice light read. While the story had great possibilities they were not fully explored and the ending was too abrupt.......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on August 10, 2021

A Risk Worth Taking is about Dan Porter, recently laid off from a lucrative job in London and is now drifting about the house and hanging out with other laid off friends. He takes care of the family duties including ensuring his teenaged daughters get to school and activities, and also caring for th......more

Goodreads review by Charley on March 30, 2024

An interesting British story!......more

Goodreads review by Jess Van Dyne-Evans on May 28, 2008

I liked this. I liked it because it was simple, and heartwarming, and really miles away from being as good as his mothers stuff (the author is Rosamunde Pilchers son) - so it stood on it's own. You could climb into this book and pretend you were shivering on a wet Scotland meadow, trying to learn how......more

Quotes

“Pilcher writes with an easy accessibility to his characters' depths, and has an excellent sense of the pace of his story. It's easy to feel you know these people and to grasp the complexities of their relationships. All told, it's a worthy novel.” —Houston Chronicle on Starting Over

“With his Scottish sensibility and captivating wordplay, Pilcher crafts a fine and fulfilling novel.” —Booklist on An Ocean Apart