Title: A Hope For Emily
Author: Kate Hewitt
Genre: Women’s Fiction, Literary Fiction
Publisher: Bookouture, 20th February, 2020
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Blurb
Looking back, I wish I could find my way back to that moment. I’d snatch it and hold onto it and live in it for the rest of my life, if I could. When Emily could still throw her arms around me. Oh God, just give me that moment, or one like it again. That’s all I want.
From the moment Emily was born, reaching out with her tiny little star-shaped hand towards her mother, blinking with long eyelashes over soft blue eyes, she became Rachel’s whole world.
But Rachel’s worst nightmare comes true when a rare auto-immune illness leaves five-year-old Emily in a coma the doctors say she may never come out of. And Rachel has to make a heartbreaking decision—one that her ex-husband, Emily’s dad James, doesn’t agree with.
Terrified she’s going to lose her daughter for good, Rachel knows she must find a way to keep the hope alive for Emily. But there is only one person she can turn to for help to convince James—his new wife, Eva.
As an unlikely but powerful friendship develops between the two women, both Rachel and Eva will have to ask themselves—what is truly the right choice for the tiny, fragile little girl who lies between them?
A beautiful story that will break your heart into a million pieces, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Diane Chamberlain and Susan Lewis.
Review
A Hope for Emily was such an emotional and heartbreaking read. Emily a young girl, had her whole life in front of her, and then something changed.
Little things started happening, stumbling, speech and Rachel and James at first thought it was just a toddler thing. Later on, however, she slips into a coma and although every test had been done, there was no diagnosis, no treatment left to try. A degenerative brain disorder that had Emily slipping further away from her parents until she was in a state of unresponsive wakefulness.
Emily’s parents, Rachel and James could not see eye to eye, Rachel thinking James didn’t care enough, he had moved on with his life with a new wife. Rachel wanted to do everything in her power to have Emily get treatment.
There was a place that was offering treatment, Emily’s doctor advised against it, not only was it expensive but it was experimental and in Italy, which is a distance to travel to from America with a sick child. James is adamant this was not going to happen.
The relationship between the parents is very strained; James doesn’t even talk about Emily or Rachel to his new wife Eva, who has her own secrets.
Eva then offers to help Rachel, behind James’ back. What will happen to their relationship?
A well written and truly moving read that had me in tears. I don’t think this story will leave me for a long time.
Author Bio
Kate Hewitt is the author of many romance and women’s fiction novels. A former New Yorker and now an American ex-pat, she lives in a small town on the Welsh border with her husband, five children, and their overly affectionate Golden Retriever. Whatever the genre, she enjoys telling stories that tackle real issues and touch people’s lives.
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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from Netgalley, thank you to Bookouture for allowing me to review this book and be a part of the book tour.
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