Second Hand Jane

when footloose and fancy-free jessica, a thirty-something writer, decides to follow her journalistic instincts and trace the story of a young girl for her weekly column in a dublin newspaper, she unwittingly embarks on a journey into northern ireland's tragic past.with her love of all things vintage, jessica jane baré is known as second-hand jane to her friends. hailing from new zealand, these days she's finding the grass is greener in dublin and not just because of all the rain. in fact, life would be sweet if it weren't for the reason she left home in the first place–her meddling mother. marian views jess's life in dublin as nothing more than a stop-gap until she meets mr right and he's taking his time. things look set to change, however, when jess meets the delectable nick, who ticks all of marian's boxes.in the meantime, jess's latest second-hand collectible–a children's book—gives her an idea for her column. deciding to track down the girl whose name is scribbled inside the...