Second Chance, Jane Green
Second Chance, Jane Green
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Second Chance

Author: Jane Green

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Unabridged: 11 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 06/19/2007


Synopsis

When tragedy strikes, four friends reunite in this life-affirming tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Falling and Sister Stardust.

In school, Tom, Holly, Saffron, Paul, and Olivia were the best of friends. Twenty years later, they’re barely more than strangers. But when Tom dies in a heartbreaking instance of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, the four that remain are thrust back into each other’s lives.
 
Quickly falling back into the intimacy of their youth, Holly, Saffron, Paul, and Olivia are forced to reexamine the choices they’ve made. As their secrets rise to the surface, Tom’s death becomes the catalyst that changes them all, giving four estranged friends the chance to find a new beginning...

About The Author

A former journalist in the U.K. and a graduate of the International Culinary Center in New York, Jane Green is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels have been published in more than twenty-five languages. She has more than ten million books in print worldwide.Rosalyn Landor is an English-born television, theater, and multiple-award-winning audiobook narrator. Her television credits include Love in a Cold ClimateRumpole of the BaileySherlock Holmes, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. She has won numerous Audie awards and AudioFile magazine Earphones awards.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Ashley on 2009-08-19 21:01:00

I have read every one of Jane Green's books but this one seemed like it was rushed at the end. There were honestly too many loose ends that just didn't connect and when she tried to give a sort of epilogue, it still didn't make it feel like a complete book. The overall book was intriguing but the ending was easily guessed for the main character. I just think it left a lot out and it could've been avoided by just not starting so many different storylines that didn't really matter, for example with Tom's wife and his parents as well. Good attempt but left me very unfulfilled

I love Jane Green for those sunny days that you don't want to end, really enjoyed this. Five stars.......more

Goodreads review by Stacy

While I enjoy Jane Green's novels, usually, they are simply chick lit--something to pass the time while by the pool, on the beach, on a plane, or just at home on a rainy afternoon. However, this book (while certainly chick lit) falls into another category altogether. I think this is the first and on......more

Goodreads review by Linda

I really didn't enjoy anything about this book. The only characters I even half-way liked were Anna and Paul. If you enjoy listening to someone whine continually about her husband (a man she choose to marry knowing how she felt about him) then this is the book for you. Otherwise I couldn't get past......more


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Praise for Second Chance

“Inspiring.”—People

“Green’s many fans will revel in her interwoven plots.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Peopled with her trademark likeable, sympathetic characters, Green’s latest is sure to have wide appeal.”—Booklist

More Praise for the Novels of Jane Green

“Gripping and powerful.”—Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“The perfect summer read.”―Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“A warm bath of a novel that draws you in...Green’s sympathetic portrayals...resonate.”—USA Today

“Warm, witty, sharp and insightful. Jane Green writes with such honesty and zing.”―Sophie Kinsella, New York Times bestselling author

“Her compelling tale reflects an understanding of contemporary women that’s acute and compassionate, served up with style.”―People

“The kind of novel you’ll gobble up at a single sitting.”—Cosmopolitan

“A smart, complex, character-driven read.”—The Washington Post

“Green’s novels consistently deliver believable, accessible, heartfelt, often heartwarming stories about real people, problems, and feelings.”—Redbook