Second Chances at the Board Game Café

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Single mum Taylor is trying to make a living altering clothes while dreaming of being a fashion designer. Accountant Harry, who is an enthusiastic trainspotter, is trying to recover from his broken heart. The classic will they-won’t they get together forms the heart of this book.

Second Chances at the Board Game Café by Jennifer Page is the third in the series, where the eponymous café serves as the central meeting point for a whole cast of characters in the fictional Yorkshire town of Hebbleswick. This time, the café plays host to a sewing and upcycling club run by Taylor. 

Readers of the previous two novels will be rewarded for the loyalty, with returning characters, locations and even fashions (welcome back, Scrabble dress) . In a full-circle moment, the Scrabble dress mentioned in previous books was made by Taylor.

Taylor’s son Max is a trainspotter like Harry, and they soon bond over their love of trains.  With a nod to the Railway Children, the eight-year-old then tries to match his mum to Harry. Meanwhile Taylor has started a Monday night sewing and upcycling club at the café, which proves to be very popular. 

Page writes engaging characters who you can’t help but root for in this cheery novel. The good people of Hebbleswick never fail to band together to help someone in need. You will finish the novel with a smile. 

Reviewed by Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton, a writer and journalist, has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Radio Times, Heat, and many others.
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About Second Chances at the Board Game Café

The next warm and uplifting instalment in The Little Board Game Café series, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Christie Barlow.

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