S j watson was born in the uk, lives in london and worked in the nhs for a number of years. Books similar to second life meet your next favorite book. See the newest novels, discuss with other book lovers, buy romance books online. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Julia is a photographer, married to hugh, a hospital consultant, and with a teenage son connor. Watson, the new york times bestselling author of before i go to sleep, comes second life 6915, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. But after a neighbor is found dead, alex faces a reckoning in the most important relationships in his life.
When her sister, kate is murdered in a paris alleyway, happily married london i realize with sudden clarity that were wearing masks, all of us, all the time. Buy the mass market paperback book second life by s. Sj watsons new novel, second life, is published on february 12th in the uk. Second life is ample proof that watson is no mere onehit wonder. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. As part of this, we upgraded to mediawiki version 1. Rights to publish the book have been sold in 42 different countries around the world and it has gone on to be an international bestseller. The film of the book, starring nicole kidman, colin firth and mark strong, and directed by rowan joffe, was released in september 2014 and is now available on dvd. Watsons first novel, before i go to sleep, was a very popular example of the form and. In summary second life is a good read though unfortunately will probably suffer in comparison to watsons awardwinning debut novel. Goodreads members who liked second life also liked. When her sister, kate is murdered in a paris alleyway, happily married london photographer, julia plummer is devastated. Not sure i understand what the point was in paddy meeting to tell of his wife having an affair, while at the same time apologizing for trying to start an affair with her six months previously.
Tense and unrelenting, it is another brilliant novel from s. Watson 2015, harper 416 pages harper amazon i was stressed about some issues in my own life when i opened second life by s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The aptly titled and muchanticipated second life is the second novel from sj watson, the man who brought us before i go to sleep, an utterly. Watson was born in the midlands and now lives in london. J download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One of these was vittoria ascoliliebman who was jewish and who fell to her death on 2 december 1943 shortly after she. The sensational new psychological thriller from the bestselling auth.
A tense and unrelenting novel that explores the secret lives people leadand the dark places in which they can find themselvessecond life is a masterwork of. Her sister kate is murdered in an apparently random attack in paris and the police seems to be stuck in their investigations. Advanced reader copy received from the publisher transworld via netgalley release date uk. My favorite suspense books make me believe that this particular person. Watson writes convincingly of the lure of an online affair. Watsons smashhit debut before i go to sleep and, in many ways, it carries a lot of similar themes. Sleep, which has sold more than four million copies in over forty languages, followed by the critically acclaimed novel second life. Secrets, lies and the murderous truth once again, sj watson spins an intricate web for a heroine haunted by the past. Watson made a big splash with his debut thriller, before i go to sleep, in 2011. Second life a novel by sj watson uk trailer youtube.
It has now been published in over 40 languages, and has become an international bestseller, winning numerous awards. In 2011 watsons debut novel, before i go to sleep, was released to critical acclaim. A lacklustre sequel to what was already an average thriller, second life certainly doesnt fail to disappoint. Check out global innovation outlooks firstofakind roundtable in second life, diving into conducting a collaborative, open innovation meeting in second life. Sj watson burst onto the literary scene in 2011 with before i go to sleep, a dark and disturbing thriller about a. Granted the book is titled second life, but a little time from her first life getting to the second would have been nice. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. She feels acutely that she has let her sister down, and is determined to uncover the facts.
Although i wasnt the biggest fan of before i go to sleep, a page turner that, in my opinion, was let down by a distinctly predictable ending, i felt that after the relative success of the film adaption, s. Her search for answers will jeopardize her marriage, her family, and her life. After the huge success of before i go to sleep, watsons second book was always going to be a problem and second life indeed proves so, although. Second life is the second novel by the acclaimed author of before i go to sleep, s. The book chronicled the struggles of a woman who suffers from an acute form of amnesia, and has to reconstruct the details of her life every day when. He debuted in 2011 with the thriller novel before i go to sleep. Watsons latest release had great potential for improvement. Watson, author of the international bestseller before i go to sleep. The film of the book, starring nicole kidman, colin firth and mark strong, and directed by rowan joffe, was released in september 2014. Smashwords start a new life a book by david watson. The former nhs audiologist talks about the books that have influenced his life. The path of death a contrabbandiere from villa di tirano described it as a path on the steep, rocky slopes on the side of the poschiavo valley and below lughina and considered it to be the most dangerous.
Julia wilding, the narrator of bestseller watson s overstuffed second novel after 2011s before i go to sleep, lives a comfortable middleclass life in london with her husband, hugh, a cardiac surgeon, and their adopted son, yearold connor. Second life by sj watson published by random house uk transworld publishers will be available from 12 february 2015. Second life by sj watson, february 2015, 432 pages, doubleday, isbn. We recently moved the second life wiki to a new server host. Watsons debut novel, before i go to sleep, has sold over four million copies and has been published in over 40 languages around the world. After all, watsons previous novel, before i go to sleep, left me with an uneasy feeling of impending doom that stayed with me for days. In this new book, watson does it again, ratcheting up the tension on. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Find books like second life from the worlds largest community of readers.