The Second Chance Store - A Novel

If clothes get a second chance, why can''t we? Brimming with life, love, and the stories bound up in even the most everyday items, The Second Chance Store is a tale of friendship, loss, being true to oneself no matter the expectations--a novel filled with humor and a testament to the enduring power and joy of charity shops. Perfect for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop. City-dweller Gwen is living a second-hand life. She''s thirty-eight, perpetually single, and in dire need of a dentist appointment. Her friends are busy procreating in the country, and conversations with her parents seem to revolve entirely around hedge borders and the trash pick-up schedule. Above all she''s lonely. But then, isn''t everyone? When she''s let go from a job she drifted into a decade ago and never left, she realizes it''s time to make a change, starting with cleaning out her apartment. In the charity shop where she literally and metaphorically unloads her baggage, Gwen discovers a group of weird and wonderful people devoted to finding a new home for donated items that have lost their use elsewhere. Gwen volunteers herself--and finds a new joy in the untold stories of second-hand things. Ultimately Gwen must finally address the events and choices that led her to this point and find a way to move forward with bravery, humanity--and more regular dental care.

Product details

• Authors: Lauren Bravo
• Publisher: Avon Books US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2023
• EAN: 9780063277786
• ISBN: 978-0-06-327778-6
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, FICTION: Holidays, FICTION: Humorous / General, FICTION: Romance / Holiday *, FICTION: Romance / New Adult, FICTION: Friendship, FICTION: World Literature / England / 21st Century