Second Chance in The Hague

'Three miles away at Scheveningen the grey beach was bleak, unvisited, the daylight fading. It was getting colder. Why linger? There was nothing out there but the cold North Sea stroking the land. In the town there would be bustle, conversation, connections, chances to not be alone.'Stefan owns an art gallery in The Hague. The business is doing ok but his life is going nowhere.Freelance journalist Anna has quit her corporate job in search of something more fulfilling.Art school student Nikki works part-time at Stefan's gallery and hopes for a breakthrough exhibition; her friends Petra and Suzanna are hoping for the same but things are not going their way.Established local artist Matthijs reaches a turning point in his fifties.Second chances come and go, but will they be taken?David Kintore's beguiling debut novel flows beautifully through the art world.