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Second Time Around (2000)

by Erin Kaye(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1847562027 (ISBN13: 9781847562029)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

review 1: I quite enjoyed reading this story but the stylistic issues and narrative inconsistencies irritated: Oren's supposedly wealthy family who came across as somewhat ignorant and "common" (yet he attended the same expensive supposedly high-class public school as Ben), Oren's sudden turn-about in character from puritanical evangelical bible-basher to sex maniac, Lucy's almost pathological rejection of her mother and her resort to gambling followed by her blind devotion to Oren ... these seemed to be "explained away" by the author superficially but unconvincingly, I'm afraid. There were some interesting issues broached which could have been developed further and this would have deepened the narrative, but I guess that's chick-lit. I got the feeling that the author was reining h... moreerself in. Shame. But a nice read by the fire on a winter's evening.
review 2: When I picked this book, I thought it was only the story of Jennifer and how she gave life a second chance after her failed marriage to David and upon meeting Ben. However, every character in this book is giving life a second chance in an attempt to be happy. Ben meeting Jennifer and falling in love despite the age difference and gaining the strength to pursue his dreams. Lucy (Jennifer's daughter) meeting Oren and finding her faith in God. Matt (Jennifer's son) becoming a chef. Then there's Alan, Brian, David, Maggie, Donna... Erin Kaye brings in "second Time Around" a heart-warming tale of family, friendship and love. less

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