The Second Chance Cinema (A Novel)
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| Expected release date is Sep 8th 2026 |
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Product Details
Author:
Thea Weiss
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
320
Publisher:
Atria Books (September 8, 2026)
Imprint:
Atria Books
Release Date:
September 8, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781668080412
ISBN-10:
1668080419
Weight:
8.69oz
Dimensions:
5.3125" x 8.25" x 0.8"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_05222026_P10119225_onix30-20260522.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$19.00
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
40
As low as:
$14.63
Publisher Identifier:
P-SS
Discount Code:
A
Overview
The Midnight Library meets Romantic Comedy in this emotional, heartwarming debut novel where an engaged couple stumble upon a magical movie theater that plays formative memories from their lives, showing secrets they both have been keeping from each other.
At the end of a cobblestone alley, shrouded by fog and empty storefronts, lies a glittering magical cinema, with The Story of You presented on the marquee. Ellie and Drake, a newly engaged couple, stumble upon it while walking around their city late one night.
Ellie, a dreamer who has made a career of writing about nearly forgotten businesses, is immediately intrigued. Tickets in hand, they make their way into the deserted red-velvet auditorium and to their great surprise, see projected before them memories from their respective pasts.
Risk-averse Drake is reluctant when Ellie insists they return to the cinema, but he finally concedes. There’s a moment she’s haunted by from her past that she doesn’t fully remember. If she could only watch what happened, then maybe she’d finally know she wasn’t to blame. Meanwhile, Drake is concerned that Ellie will get the wrong idea about a past relationship from what she sees on the screen.
As their memories inch closer to the day they met, they realize they both have been keeping secrets from each other. With their wedding on the horizon, Ellie and Drake will be forced to answer: do you need to love who someone was, to love who they are now?
Brimming with nostalgia, heart, and a dash of magic, The Second Chance Cinema is both an enchanting escape and a thought-provoking examination of how our past shapes who we are.
At the end of a cobblestone alley, shrouded by fog and empty storefronts, lies a glittering magical cinema, with The Story of You presented on the marquee. Ellie and Drake, a newly engaged couple, stumble upon it while walking around their city late one night.
Ellie, a dreamer who has made a career of writing about nearly forgotten businesses, is immediately intrigued. Tickets in hand, they make their way into the deserted red-velvet auditorium and to their great surprise, see projected before them memories from their respective pasts.
Risk-averse Drake is reluctant when Ellie insists they return to the cinema, but he finally concedes. There’s a moment she’s haunted by from her past that she doesn’t fully remember. If she could only watch what happened, then maybe she’d finally know she wasn’t to blame. Meanwhile, Drake is concerned that Ellie will get the wrong idea about a past relationship from what she sees on the screen.
As their memories inch closer to the day they met, they realize they both have been keeping secrets from each other. With their wedding on the horizon, Ellie and Drake will be forced to answer: do you need to love who someone was, to love who they are now?
Brimming with nostalgia, heart, and a dash of magic, The Second Chance Cinema is both an enchanting escape and a thought-provoking examination of how our past shapes who we are.
