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Summary
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Read the book that has book clubs everywhere falling in love! From the New YorkTimes bestselling author of If You Only Knew comes an irresistible,heartbreaking novel.
Praise for On Second Thought :
"Higgins has perfect pitch when it comes to her upstate New York protagonistsand their expanded worlds that even extend to Brooklyn. Emotional depth is seared intoevery page along with wry banter, bringing readers to tears and smiles. Another hit forHiggins."-- Library Journal , starred review
"A captivating read about two sisters dealing with love, loss and newbeginnings. What sets this book apart is how one event changes both women's lives. Kate isrefreshingly frank in her inner monologue, and Ainsley is charmingly self-aware andwry."-- RT Book Reviews , *5 STARS* Top Pick!
"Higgins' complex, witty characters will seem like close friends, and readerswill savor each and every page as they find that love comes in many different flavors andforms. Demand will be high for the latest from this women's-fictionstar."-- Booklist , starred review
Ainsley O'Leary is so ready to get married--she's even found the engagement ring herboyfriend has stashed away. What she doesn't anticipate is being blindsided by a breakuphe chronicles in a blog...which (of course) goes viral. Devastated and humiliated, Ainsleyturns to her older half sister, Kate, who's struggling with a sudden loss of her own.
Kate's always been the poised, self-assured sister, but becoming a newlywed--and awidow--in the space of four months overwhelms her. Though the sisters were never close, shestarts to confide in Ainsley, especially when she learns her late husband was keeping asecret from her.
Despite the murky blended-family dynamic that's always separated them, Ainsley's andKate's heartaches bind their summer together when they come to terms with the inevitableimperfection of relationships and family--and the possibility of one day finding loveagain.
Author Notes
Kristan Higgins is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author and two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award. Her books have been praised for their fast, funny dialogue and sweet plots. Before she became an author she worked in advertising and public relations. She attended the College of the Holy Cross where she earned her BA in English. She writes the Blue Heron Novel Series and the Gideon's Cove Maine Series.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Higgins examines the ties that bind family as two sisters grieve their losses and provide support to one another. Kate O'Leary is a successful photographer and loves her life with her new husband, Nathan, in suburban Cambry-on-Hudson, N.Y. But when Nathan dies in an accident, she is devastated by his loss. Kate's half-sister, Ainsley, talented and ever-cheerful, supported her longtime boyfriend, Eric, through cancer, and believes that he is finally going to propose to her. But shortly after Ainsley finds the ring, he publicly breaks up with her via his blog. After Ainsley moves in with Kate, the two women become closer than they had ever been. Each draws on the strength of the other to move forward in her life and begin the healing process. Kate tries to continue with her work as a photographer and enjoys her friendship with Daniel, the "Hot Firefighter," and Ainsley enjoys a love/hate relationship with her job as an editor at Hudson Lifestyle, where she always seems to attract the displeasure of her boss, Jonathan. Higgins's page-turner highlights both the complexity of family relationships and the intense power of love. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Library Journal Review
Kate O'Leary has lived independently most of her life, but as she nears 40 she falls in love, marries, and moves from her Brooklyn apartment to the suburban showplace home of her architect husband. Four months into their marriage, Kate hasn't fully adjusted to her new life when Nathan dies unexpectedly. Suddenly, she is the widow of a man she had known for less than a year. Also affected is Kate's sister's boyfriend, Eric, who decides to repudiate his 11-year relationship with Ainsley, quit his job, travel to Alaska, and "live life large." Devastated, Ainsley moves in with Kate, begins to work through her feelings, and supports her fragile sister. The chapters alternate first-person narrators, with Ainsley's point of view read by Amy Rubinate and Kate's by Xe Sands. Rubinate's warm voice and energetic pace bring Ainsley to life, while Sands's halting, reedy tone emphasizes Kate's grief and broken spirit. VERDICT Highly recommended. ["Emotional depth is seared into every page along with wry banter": LJ 11/1/16 starred review of the HQN: Harlequin pb.]-Juleigh Muirhead Clark, Colonial Williamsburg Fdn. Lib., VA © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.