Second Chance by Elizabeth Waite
The first chance came in 1945. Barbara Hamlin thought she was doing the right thing when she ran away to Devon to marry her sweetheart, ignoring her parents' disapproval for the sake of love. But the absence of her family seems to cast a shadow over the wedding, creating a sense of impending doom strengthened by her new husband's behaviour...And when they set up home together in a dingy flat in Battersea, Barbara begins to realise the full scale of her folly. No longer the caring friend and lover, Michael reveals himself in all his boorishness: idle, drunken and violent, he treats his wife with shocking insensitivity. With the marriage proving to be disastrous, it seems Barbara's chance at happiness has come and gone...Moving and evocative, Second Chance is a vivid saga of joy and pain, full of pathos, perception and unforgettable characters.
[A] nicely told story told with warmth and pathosDRIFFIELD POST, POCKLINGTON POST, BRIDLINGTON GAZETTE Enjoyable. WORCESTER EVENING NEWS
Elizabeth Waite was born in Tooting, South London and lived there until she was 34. During the war she worked as a bus conductress at Merton Garage and then in 1956 she and her husband moved to Devon and opened their first guesthouse. She only started writing on their retirement.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780751544893 |
| ISBN 10 | 0751544892 |
| Title | Second Chance |
| Author | Elizabeth Waite |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2010-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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