Until We Meet by E.V Radwinter

Until We Meet

 by E.V Radwinter

Until We Meet by E.V Radwinter 

was published in early August 2024.

My thanks to the author for sending me a copy to review and to 

Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part on the tour.

Synopsis

One train, a chance encounter, three lives changed forever.

The past, we are told, can help us navigate the present and provide guidance for the future. But what if you don’t know where you came from? Would it affect how you live and love?

Love is, after all, a fickle thing. The harder we search for it, the more it eludes us. Then again, when we are not looking for it, then sometimes, just sometimes, it finds us.

A serendipitous encounter on a crowded train brings two strangers together.

Ellie is struggling to escape a semi-toxic relationship, whilst caring for her ailing father.

Rich has a secret he cannot share. Not yet at least.

As the friends traverse the emotional rollercoasters of loss and searching for her birth family, they follow a path of discovery, the end of which neither of them could foresee and which results in three lives being changed forever.

Until We Meet is a heartfelt book which deals with real world themes, including:

· Escape from the destruction of a semi-toxic relationship;

· surviving the heartbreak of a bereavement;

· the emotional rollercoaster of searching for a birth family;

· the comfort of familial love;

· and the promise of romance.

My Review

This is a book that, for the most part , I found intriguing and also incredibly hard and emotive at times to read, though I cannot say too much without giving away part of what Ellie has to cope with . 

E. V. cleverly looks at some of the relationships from all perspectives as well as giving you essentially a 3D understanding of the rationale between how we only look at an issue from our side rather than someone else’s. You are able to build a very clear picture of Ellie and Ben and their relationship and its toxicity because of that narrative moving between them.

Part of the storyline is based around Ellie looking for her birth family with Rich which, for me, seemed too artificial and at odds with the first part of the book as I found myself asking “Would he really have done that ?” However, it puts a romantic element into the book which fastens all the different threads together as well as keeping you in suspense.

This is definitely a story of different themes and depending on where you are and your life experiences will depend on how you are affected, or not.

For me this brought back lots of memories, which is no bad thing , as it gave me the opportunity to take time to reflect and remember.

About the Author

E V Radwinter writes heartfelt books that are inspired by real life events, experiences and emotions.

Until We Meet is E V Radwinter’s second novel. The first, Loves Lost and Found (bit.ly/EVRbooks), was self-published in 2021. She is currently working on her third novel.

E V Radwinter has worked in Marketing and Communications for most of her career and has a passion for writing. Her inspiration to write comes from a love of reading, a visit to the library where Evelyn Anthony wrote her books, and the encouragement of her family.

E V Radwinter was born in London and grew up in Essex. Over the years she has lived in some of the liveliest and most beautiful places across the country, including north Surrey and Devon, two of the locations featured in this book. She is now back in north Essex where she lives with her partner.