About the Book
Mothers, fathers, children, wives, husbands – everyone deserves a second chance, don’t they? Or do they?
Sara doesn’t think her marriage is going to survive – her stepdaughter has moved in, her senile mother needs placement, and her husband’s ex-wife wants him back!
The Long Story
Finally! Finally I have found a main character who I can truly relate to as a deeply in love with my husband, slightly neurotic, work at home, list loving woman. Did you hear that sigh of contentedness? That was me.
Second Chance by Joy Collins is the story of Sara Weber, her family, her husband, and her husband’s baggage – namely a daughter named Claudia and the ex-wife, Mona. Sara’s life spirals out of control when her mother’s condition deteriorates and Claudia moves in with Sara and her husband so she can go to the local university.
When Claudia is involved in a car accident, things only get worse when family secrets are slowly reveled and Mona flies down to be with her daughter during recovery.
This book is very relationship driven and I loved every moment of it. As a married woman, I fell right in with Sara and the story of this part of her life. While reading about her disagreements with her husband about the ex-wife, I couldn’t help but wish I could go into the book and say, “It’s not you she doesn’t trust, it’s Mona!”
Being a woman who is divorced and remarried, Sara knows a lot about second chances, which is a strong theme through this book. What I liked best about Collins’ use of this theme is that she makes it realistic – sometimes second chances work and sometimes they come back to bite you in the rear end.
The Short Story
I highly recommend this book, especially if you’re a woman, and especially if you’re in a relationship situation dealing with divorce. This fun and meaningful read will not only help to entertain you but will help you examine your own life.
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Rating: 4 Stars
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Second Chance
By Joy Collins
http://www.joycollins.com/
ISBN: 978-0982205693
Length: 308 Pages
