Becky Hunter

Publication day: 2/3/23 HB ; 31/8/23 PB
Publisher: Corvus
SYNOPSIS
One moment in time can change everything…
The day Scarlett dies should have been one of the most important of her life. It doesn’t feel fair that she’ll never have the chance to fulfil her dreams – all because she stopped to help a stranger. And now, she’s still … here – wherever here is – watching the ripple effect of her death on those she loved the most.
Evie cannot contemplate her life without Scarlett, and she certainly cannot forgive Nate, the man she blames for her best friend’s death. But Nate keeps popping up when she least expects him to, catapulting Evie’s life in directions she’d never let herself imagine possible.
If you could go back, knowing everything that happens after, everything that happens because of one choice you made, would you change the course of history or would you do it all again?
MY REVIEW
I am so pleased the postman didn’t deliver a parcel today as I was a mess after that ending! But in a good way!
Evie and Scarlett have been friends since they met and bonded when they were young in A&E. Going to the same school then both going to Manchester for their respective uni courses; Evie for music and Scarlett for fashion. They were inseparable.
Whilst sharing a flat in London, Scarlett dies when she is hit by a car whilst helping a stranger.
Evie is devastated, already having her MS to cope with then the death of her supportive best friend.
What happens next is a story of friendship, of the support of a stranger with his own sad past and an unexpected love story. With a very unexpected ending.
The story follows Evie but we also have Scarlett as a secnarrator, who is able to watch events as they unfold after her death, and she goes back to visit old memories.
The author depicts living with MS and also writes about a suicide, which I felt were both dealt with sensitively. Evie, living with MS, overcomes some of her fears of not being able to do things by just going for it. You never know what you can achieve if you don’t try.
Certainly a book to make you think about what is important in life and shows Becky is not only a fabulous publicist but also a very talented author!
Thank you Becky for gifting me a beautiful signed copy of your book which I will be recommending far and wide.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Becky grew up in Berkshire, UK, and has loved reading since before she can remember. After studying social sciences at Cambridge university, this love of reading led her to a career in publishing, where she worked as a book publicist in London for several years before taking a career break and moving to Mozambique to volunteer with horses. It was here that she decided to give writing a proper go, though it was still a few years, a few more destinations, and a couple more jobs before she had the idea that would become ONE MOMENT, her debut novel.
She currently splits her time between London, Bristol and Falmouth, and works as a freelance book publicist and editor, alongside her own writing.
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