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by: Jane Green
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780452289444
ISBN: 0452289440
Label: Plume
Manufacturer: Plume
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
Publisher: Plume
Sales Rank: 2565
Studio: Plume
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Product Description:
The New York Times bestseller by one of the best-loved authors in women’s fiction
With this life-affirming tale of friendship and fate, Jane Green once again shows why she is a nationally bestselling author with legions of loyal fans. The story of a group of people who haven’t seen each other since they were best friends in school, they reunite when one of them dies in a terrible tragedy. Recapturing the intimacy of their younger days, they are each surprised at the impact their encounter brings. Warm, witty, and as wise as ever, Second Chance will strike a chord with anyone who is still trying to figure life out.
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Rating:  - Sweet Reunion Story
This is a sweet, light story about a group of friends from high school who have lost touch and moved on with a life of their own, with the exception of Tom. He was the one string that kept in touch and tied them all together. He had a very special, touching relationship with each of them, and when Tom died in an unexpected and tragic terror attack, it brought everyone back together.
Each friend had their own troubles to find a way to deal with, without Tom. Once they got back together, ... Read More
Rating:  - If Soap Opera were a book genre...
If Soap Opera were a book genre, this book would be a soap opera. Lots of personal drama, lots of dialogue. The drama sinks to melodrama too often for my taste, such as when a newly fatherless child comes up to her grieving mommy at the microphone DURING the funeral (uh...yeah) and says as clear as a bell, "Is this heaven, Mummy? Can we see daddy now?" And one main character is named "Saffron," who of course grows up to be a famous movie star. (Well, with a name like Saffron, what else is she going to grow ... Read More
Rating: - Second Chance
Enjoyed this fiction novel. Well written and a delightful story of old friendships and how much they mean as we grow older.
Rating:  - Boring and reads like other novels of late....
"Second Chance" focuses on the lives of former school friends who are brought back together after one of their old friends, Tom dies in a terrorist attack (yep you read that right a terrorist attack). As usual (or in her most recent novels) Jane Green has way too many characters going through turmoil constantly that does not allow the reader to really engage with any of them.
The characters:
Holly, (who I think Green wants to portray as the main heroine) a mother of two, married to ... Read More
Rating: - Wish I hadn't purchased this book
I've read "Babyville" by Jane Green and it was ok, not amazing to the point where I would refer the book to friends and colleagues, but just "ok" ... nothing to rave about; so I thought purchasing "Second Chances" would change my mind and give author Jane Green another (second) chance for me to get into her way of writing, but alas, no chance.
I could not get through chapter 2 of this book, until I wanted to throw it into the firey pit and never buy another Jane Green book. I would've made myself ... Read More
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