Publication Date: May 9, 2025
A hilarious, emotional and thought-provoking book club read for fans of David Nicholls and Cecelia Ahern.
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Nell has always known the date she’s going to die.
After a psychic predicted her death date twenty years ago, she has lived life accepting she would never see forty – embracing adventure and travelling the world, choosing fun over commitment and laying down roots.
So, when the fateful day comes, Nell feels ready. She sends five excruciatingly honest confessions to her sister, parents and past loves, knowing she won’t be around to face the consequences. Then, with her heart laid bare, all that’s left to do is check into a glamorous hotel and wait for the inevitable…
But when Nell unexpectedly wakes up the next morning broke, single and very much alive, she must figure out exactly how to seize this second chance at life. And then it also hits her:
What on earth happens now that everyone knows how she really feels?
This is the perfect book club read for fans of David Nicholls, Holly Smale and Beth O’Leary, asking what it is that makes for a life well lived.
A visit to a clairvoyant as a teenager leaves Thea with the unsettling prediction of when she will die. Two decades later, she counts down the days by giving everything away.
Author Charlotte Butterfield creates a compelling storyline infused with humor in The Second Chance. What happens when the day comes and goes—and Thea is still alive?
Thea’s character easily garners sympathy. Like many people, she wants to tie up all loose ends, even penning unfiltered final letters that create all sorts of headaches.
From complicated relationships to rebuilding family connections, Thea must seize the moment and finally allow herself to put down roots. Her experiences are relatable in dealing with the messiness of life.
The Second Chance. offers a woman an opportunity to craft a future she never expected to have.
Former magazine editor Charlotte Butterfield was born in Bristol in 1977. She studied English at Royal Holloway University and an MPhil in Gender and Women’s Studies at Birmingham University before becoming a journalist and copywriter. She moved to Dubai in 2005 and lives with her husband and three children. The Second Chance is her first novel to published by Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins.
