Left to Chance

Left to ChanceFrom the author of The Good Neighbor and The Glass Wives comes an enchanting story of returning home and discovering what truly matters after loss. No one knows why Teddi Lerner left her hometown, but everyone knows why she's back. Twelve year old Shayna talented, persistent, and adorable persuaded Aunt Tee to return to Chance, Ohio, to photograph her father's wedding. Even though it's been six years since Shay's mother, Celia, died, Teddi can hardly

From the author of The Good Neighbor and The Glass Wives comes an enchanting story of returning home and discovering what truly matters after loss.

No one knows why Teddi Lerner left her hometown, but everyone knows why she's back.

Twelve-year-old Shayna-- talented, persistent, and adorable--persuaded Aunt Tee to return to Chance, Ohio, to photograph her father's wedding. Even though it's been six years since Shay's mother, Celia, died, Teddi can hardly bear the thought of her best friend's husband marrying someone else. But Teddi's bond with Shay is stronger than the hurt.

Teddi knows it's time to face the consequences of her hasty retreat from family, friends, and, her old flame, but when she looks through her viewfinder, nothing in her small town looks the same. That's when she truly sees the hurt she's caused and--maybe--how to fix it.

After the man she once loved accuses Teddi of forgetting Celia, Teddi finally admits why she ran away, and the guilt she's carried with her. As Teddi relinquishes the distance that kept her safe, she'll discover surprising truths about the people she left behind, and herself. And she'll finally see what she overlooked all along in Left to Chance by Amy Sue Nathan.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 11/21/2017
ISBN: 9781250091116
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Booklist 11/01/2017 pg. 16
Library Journal 11/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 01/09/2018