A Second Chance
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4.5 • 44 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The third book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.
History happens all around you. And, occasionally, to you.
I could have been a bomb-disposal expert, or a volunteer for the Mars mission, or a firefighter, something safe and sensible. But, no, I had to be an historian.
It began well. A successful assignment to 17th century Cambridge to meet Isaac Newton, and another to witness the historic events at The Gates of Grief. So far so good.
But then came the long-awaited jump to the Trojan War that changed everything. And for Max, nothing will ever be the same again.
With the bloody Battle of Agincourt playing out around her, Max risks everything on one last desperate gamble to save a life and learns the true meaning of a second chance.
Readers love Jodi Taylor:
'Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me'
'A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun'
'Addictive. I wish St Mary's was real and I was a part of it'
'Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked'
'A tour de force'
Customer Reviews
Delightful and fun
Read in a single sitting! Action, humour and romance side by side with history! Excellent combination.
Starts well but ends with disinterest
The Troy storyline was engaging but unfortunately the Max character becomes increasingly tiresome and Leon, her love interest, just more and more unlikeable. It does not matter how great a story is if the central characters are not engaging. Quite a few leagues below Jasper Fforde on all counts. Shame as it started so well.
A second chance
I can’t believe it! It’s a .miracle!
I can’t say more as it might spoil this book for you dear reader! Jodi Taylor that rare breed of author that can create in a book alternate realities!
You have got to read every book she prints! Amazing!