‘Two of a Kind’: A story of second chances
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Second chances can be sensitive endeavors, particularly in the realm of romance. And when both of those involved in the budding relationship are widowers, circumstances might be especially delicate. “Two of a Kind,” (A New American Library Trade Paperback Original), acclaimed Brooklyn author Yona Zeldis McDonough’s latest novel, deftly explores the complications that surface when two widowers decide to merge their families.
“Two of a Kind” opens with Christina Connelly, a Catholic girl from Brooklyn, who lost her husband, Will, to a fire ten years earlier. In the first chapter, Christina attends a wedding with her 14-year-old daughter, Jordan, and recalls her own experience falling in love and marrying. In spite of her grieving period, Christina managed to get back on her feet and build a life for her daughter in Brooklyn, where she runs a successful interior design business.