Author: Linda Green
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: Quercus
Publication Date: 1st December 2019
Rating: 5 Stars
Finn and Kaz are about to meet for the first time...
Ten-year-old Finn, a quirky, sensitive boy who talks a lot and only eats at cafes with a 5-star hygiene rating, is having a tough time at school and home.
Outspoken Kaz, 59, who has an acerbic sense of humour and a heart of gold, is working at the café when Finn and his mum come in.
They don't know it yet, but the second time they meet will be a moment which changes both of their lives forever . . .
Ten-year-old Finn, a quirky, sensitive boy who talks a lot and only eats at cafes with a 5-star hygiene rating, is having a tough time at school and home.
Outspoken Kaz, 59, who has an acerbic sense of humour and a heart of gold, is working at the café when Finn and his mum come in.
They don't know it yet, but the second time they meet will be a moment which changes both of their lives forever . . .
A story about how one moment in time, can change the course of many people's lives forever.
There are two main characters and voices to this book, and it alternates not only between them, but both in the before and after..
After what you may ask... well I had many theories none of them correct, but I was unable to put the book down until I discovered just what lead to the moment, and what exactly it was.
We have Finn, a 10 year old boy who thinks he is weird, we meet him as his parents are trying to sort out a divorce,, and he is being bullied at school.
He doesn't have the same interests as a "typical" young boy, and as such feels like an outcast, and his parents don't exactly seem to know what to do with him.
And then there is Kaz, who is sole carer to her younger brother Terry, who has mental health issues. They also have financial issues, and struggle to make ends meet.
It's a story that takes in themes such as bullying, unconventional parenting styles, mental health problems and how on earth you are treated as a non individual at the job centre and benefits office, more as a box to tick, rather than seeing the humanity in a situation.
They are worlds apart, an unlikely pairing and yet their interactions just felt right.
I couldn't read this book fast enough, I found the pages seemed to keep on turning, as I was drawn further and further into this story.
Another cracking read from Linda Green, who keeps on writing fabulous books that I can't get enough of.
Thank you to Quercus on Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
There are two main characters and voices to this book, and it alternates not only between them, but both in the before and after..
After what you may ask... well I had many theories none of them correct, but I was unable to put the book down until I discovered just what lead to the moment, and what exactly it was.
We have Finn, a 10 year old boy who thinks he is weird, we meet him as his parents are trying to sort out a divorce,, and he is being bullied at school.
He doesn't have the same interests as a "typical" young boy, and as such feels like an outcast, and his parents don't exactly seem to know what to do with him.
And then there is Kaz, who is sole carer to her younger brother Terry, who has mental health issues. They also have financial issues, and struggle to make ends meet.
It's a story that takes in themes such as bullying, unconventional parenting styles, mental health problems and how on earth you are treated as a non individual at the job centre and benefits office, more as a box to tick, rather than seeing the humanity in a situation.
They are worlds apart, an unlikely pairing and yet their interactions just felt right.
I couldn't read this book fast enough, I found the pages seemed to keep on turning, as I was drawn further and further into this story.
Another cracking read from Linda Green, who keeps on writing fabulous books that I can't get enough of.
Thank you to Quercus on Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
One Moment sounds like such a lovely story, what a wonderful review!
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