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692 results found for "second chance"
- Review of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
She questions her current romantic relationship, her planned job change, and what her future might look
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/16/23 Edition
has been desperately searching across worlds to find the friend she failed to save--the friend who changed
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/4/23 Edition
She disguises herself as a cabin boy on the ship of a notorious pirate, determined to change her fate
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/10/23 Edition
Dawes with a piece of valuable artwork, Val follows her--and uncovers long-buried secrets that could change
- Review of Inciting Joy by Ross Gay
I love diving into his vulnerabilities surrounding grief, change, pain, and the fight for freedom from
- Review of American Girl by Wendy Walker
watching her knowledge creep out and its implications unfold, while she discovered essential facts that change
- Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing Mortality
Air by Paul Kalanithi “I began to realize that coming in such close contact with my own mortality had changed There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advance reader's copy, so this likely changed
- Review of Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
himself to be small-minded, immature, and shallow, his presence in Waldo's life is a catalyst for the changes
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/13/24 Edition
the fraternity boys from next door is dead, Lucy is missing, and Margot is keeping secrets that could change
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/5/23 Edition
She's set to detest this interloper--but then he sends her a letter that changes everything.
- Review of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
After twists and turns, momentous changes, and several years, Elizabeth is a single mother who becomes
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/11/23 Edition
A meeting of grandmother and grandchild could change everything forever.
- Six Fascinating Books Set in Maine
surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air, and the changing Wood gorgeously evokes the many characters and unfathomable events that changed her family's existence
- Review of In Pieces by Sally Field
I found Sally Field's discussion of her "craft" and how she grew and changed as an actor to be the most I found Sally Field's discussion of her "craft" and how she grew and changed as an actor to be the most
- Six Favorite Nonfiction and Memoir Reads of the Year
encounters with nature, and for me the book really shone when she included her family's current shifts and changes energy budget and policy papers under President Ford and President Carter, then a flight of fancy that changed
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/27/23 Edition
Nothing could change that. Right?
- Review of The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream by Jeannie Zusy
Zusy's Frederick sisters navigate a complicated, stressful situation and drastic changes with plenty
- Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing Mortality
Air by Paul Kalanithi “I began to realize that coming in such close contact with my own mortality had changed There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advance reader's copy, so this likely changed
- Review of Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
Funny, how truth changes in the telling. How a person becomes a myth, how a myth becomes a hero.
- My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads
savviness she's gained through tracing the steps of her many other selves if she's going to stand any chance
- Review of I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Makkai offers up the potentially world-changing power of young people with an idea and tenacity; and
- Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism
I've been particularly drawn to these types of stories lately because the chances feel slim that things
- Review of You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir by Maggie Smith
Through tracing the framework of and the growth and change of her relationship, Smith also explores gender
- Review of What You Can See from Here by Mariana Leky
loss, when it does occur, takes everyone by surprise, and Selma's granddaughter, Luisa, is forever changed
- Six Novels I Loved Reading Last Year
about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had made peace with--he must decide whether it changes , Duke, her young life, her path to her husband Joe, and the unexpected ways her future shifted and changed
- Review of Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
, Duke, her young life, her path to her husband Joe, and the unexpected ways her future shifted and changed
- Review of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Along the way, Stevenson and EJI also doggedly manage to change some important laws that stop the imprisonment make readers uncomfortable, but they're all worth looking at under a microscope and demanding the many changes
- Review of Horse by Geraldine Brooks
as we see Jarrett grow up enslaved and dedicated to his horse Darley (later renamed Lexington in a change
- Review of Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams
felt hemmed in by hippie culture and also by the societal opposition to it; how she missed some world-changing
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/11/22 Edition
gives the all-clear and Logan Ramsay steps into the basement, he has no idea that everything's about to change
- Six More Novels I Loved Reading Last Year
Then mysterious threats and unexplained feminist changes begin appearing within the script, aimed at glimpses of the novel that is the basis for Penny's trajectory--while digging into themes of climate change
- Review of What Doesn't Kill You by Tessa Miller
lives every single day with illness to tell me that (1) I wasn’t alone and (2) my life was going to change I would never get better, and that would change everything: the way I think about my body, my health,
- Review of Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
What will this change? I wonder. If I am no less alone than I was yesterday, what’s the difference?
- Review of Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
She's set to detest this interloper--but then he sends her a letter that changes everything.
- Review of Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
But it's 1977, and things are changing.
- Review of You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn
types interested in both funny writing and reflecting diversity led to opportunities that ultimately changed
- Review of Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
standout for me, you might also enjoy a different book about aging women taking back their power, The Change
- Review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls #1) by Hank Green
The next day, the world is changed. Carls have cropped up in cities throughout the world.
- Review of So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
often-traditional colorblind approaches to race; and how guilt can paralyze and prevent productive action and change pitfalls that can prevent progress, as well as the facts and goals that can promote understanding and change
- Review of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
and her own work stress began taking its toll on her physically and emotionally, she yearned to make changes
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/21 Edition
And yet these are the same activities that change lives, sometimes all at once and sometimes more slowly , the way dripping water changes stone.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/15/22 Edition
Knowing what she does about the future, would Alice change the past?
- Review of Wild Life by Keena Roberts
and the limited opportunities of most Botswanans, Roberts has a series of reckonings that profoundly change And I felt privileged to read as her convictions led her toward a life path of service and life-changing
- Review of A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
These are the women left behind--often women who may have been able to change the course of events if
- Six of My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had made peace with--he must decide whether it changes a piece of valuable artwork, Val agrees to follow her--and uncovers long-buried secrets that could change
- Review of The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
“People think romances are just about sex—and some are, which is fine—but they’re also about social change
- Review of The Beauty of Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper
She manages some beautifully generous forgiveness separate from feeling any requirement for deep change somewhat at odds with where she'd once envisioned herself being at this point (she's had multiple job changes
- Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley
Responsible as she is, she makes sure to keep to the background so as not to change a story or appear
- Review of Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen
kingdom's evils are intensely detailed and extensively explored; this motivates characters to seek change is a dark undercurrent that serves as either a motivator for warped debauchery or as inspiration for change
- Review of Doctors and Friends by Kimmery Martin
It's possible very little in the book was changed in light of real-world events, but, and maybe this

















































