The Summer of Secrets/Second Chances

by Martina Reilly

THE SUMMER OF Hope Gleeson wants to go travelling, to escape her boring London life and plan a happier future. But the unthinkable happens - the plane taking her to sunnier climes experiences technical problems and crash lands. Hope is one of only seventeen people to survive, saved from death by the man sitting next to her. Hope wakes up in hospital with her best friends Adam and Julie at her side. They are taking her home to Ireland, they tell her, to recuperate. But home is the last place Hope wants to go - she has too many secrets to hide ...SECOND Lizzie was only a teenager when her sister Megan drowned ten years ago. A local boy, Joe, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. Now Joe is back, released from prison on good behaviour, and he, too, wants to put the past to rest. Lizzie can't stop thinking about the pain he's caused her family but as she slowly gains his confidence, her own Joe isn't quite what she expected. Can she find the strength to let old wounds heal?

800 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Hi. It’s Martina Reilly here, the artist formally known as Tina Reilly! And before that, I was teen writer, Martina Murphy.

Reviews

[Caroline Ryan]

Second Chances - a fabulous book, just loved it and now i've read these 2 would love to read more by this author.