Second Chances - 1st Edition/1st Printing

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394568249 . First edition/first printing in Very Good condition with cracked spine and damp staining to bottom edge in Very Good+ dust-jacket with damp staining and edgewear; When Jane's mother died, she was only six. Jane never learned to love her father, but she does love her little sister. When Jane's sister is killed in a car accident, Jane is devastated. She doesn't want to go on with her life, but she knows she has to. Jane finds out she has a two-year-old niece and decides to take her in. Jane starts to heal, but when she learns her niece has a rare condition that will kill her in a few years, Jane decides to adopt her. Jane's niece is renamed Alice and Jane becomes her new mom. Alice is happy and content, but Jane knows she won't be around long. Jane tells Alice she's going to die, but Alice is happy to have her new mom. When Jane does die, Alice is heartbroken, but she is happy she got to know her mom.; 8vo; FSA .