After the dot-com bubble burst, Dan Porter is laid off from his job and must decide what is truly important. His wife of twenty years, Jackie, a beautiful and successful managing director at a clothing designer shop, no longer connects with him. His teenagers, Josh, Nina, and Millie, are distant and confusing. Jackie is tempted by the attentions of a younger man at her office, and thanks to an opportunity suggested by a magazine article, Dan finds himself contemplating a drastic change in his life.
A Risk Worth Taking is an insightful, thought-provoking novel of a man who has to discover what he really values in his work, marriage, and life. Robin Pilcher writes fluidly and well, and he is unerringly adept at capturing the details of his characters' lives. He has written a poignant and engrossing story about the real choices many adults face when they start taking stock of their lives.
A Risk Worth Taking is an insightful, thought-provoking novel of a man who has to discover what he really values in his work, marriage, and life. Robin Pilcher writes fluidly and well, and he is unerringly adept at capturing the details of his characters' lives. He has written a poignant and engrossing story about the real choices many adults face when they start taking stock of their lives.
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Hardback Editions
May 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 1-4352-9207-3 / 978-1-4352-9207-9 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2004 : Hardback
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 1-84395-395-1 / 9781843953951 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2004 : Hardback
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 0-7862-6471-3 / 978-0-7862-6471-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2004 : Hardback
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 0-316-85533-2 / 978-0-316-85533-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2004 : Hardback
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking: A Novel Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 0-312-27002-X / 978-0-7394-4105-3 (USA edition) Publisher: St. Martins Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2008 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 0-312-94562-0 / 978-0-312-94562-6 (USA edition) Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2007 : Paperback
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 0-7515-3090-5 / 978-0-7515-3090-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 0-7515-3947-3 / 978-0-7515-3947-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
February 2005 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 0-312-99726-4 / 978-0-312-99726-7 (USA edition) Publisher: St. Martins Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 0-316-85534-0 / 978-0-316-85534-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Little Brown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
September 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 0-7531-1956-0 / 978-0-7531-1956-3 (UK edition) Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2004 : Audio CD
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 1-59397-363-2 / 9781593973636 (USA edition) Publisher: Renaissance Press Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
January 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher ISBN: 1-59397-364-0 / 9781593973643 (USA edition) Publisher: Renaissance Press Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
2004 : Audio CD
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Other Editions
February 2004 : Kindle edition
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher Publisher: St. Martin's Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
2004 : CD-ROM
| Title: A Risk Worth Taking Author(s): Robin Pilcher Publisher: Audio Renaissance Availability: Amazon More details... |
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