Second Chances - by Deborah Donaldson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Two women meet in college, fall in love, and break up, leaving behind a wake of unresolved feelings of fear, anger, and guilt. Ten years later, when they are both professors, they meet again at an Atlanta university. While trying to solve the riddle of a student's mysterious suicide, they confront misogyny, contentious academic politics, and their own complicated pasts.

Dealing with many of the challenges facing America in the late 1970s and 80s, Second Chances anticipates today's social and political struggles while telling a story of forgiveness and second chance love.

Review Quotes

Deborah Donaldson's debut novel has all the elements of a bestseller. This thriller combines murder, betrayal, intimidation, duplicity, rage, and more, but it's also an intense love story, an intricate dance of characters with plenty of quirks, mental disorders, and emotional baggage. I was impressed with the author's in-depth knowledge of psychology that allowed her to deftly weave this complex story.

-Michael Sisti

International Book Award winning author

As an avid reader, I found the wonderful story woven by Deborah Donaldson to be intensely compelling.

I rate it five stars and highly recommend it.

-Sara Orsini