When Liv’s boyfriend Kit disappeared on a hike, seven years earlier, she thought her life was over. But with the help of their family and friends, she’s pushed her way through the grief, and now, miraculously, she’s found a way to love again.
Until the morning of her wedding, when Liv steps through a doorway, and finds herself, somehow, back at the flat she shared with Kit: seven years earlier, six days before he left. Now, Liv has a chance to live those six days over, and change everything. If she gets this right, she can find out why Kit leaves and stop him.
But can she save him? And if she does, how will she choose, between the man she loved then, and the one she loves now?
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The story follows Olivia, who is about to marry her dependable fiancé James when she’s suddenly thrust seven years into the past — to the day her former love, Kit, disappeared without explanation. Armed with the painful clarity of hindsight, Olivia is given a second chance to unravel the truth and confront the unresolved love that never left her heart.
Olivia’s emotional journey is compelling and relatable, especially as she’s torn between two versions of her life: one rooted in safety and the other in unresolved passion. The novel’s time-travel element is handled with subtlety, serving as a tool for self-discovery rather than gimmickry.
Kit is a romantic yet tragic figure, and his mysterious vanishing adds layers of tension and intrigue. Meanwhile, James, kind and steady, represents everything Olivia thought she wanted—making her dilemma all the more painful and real. Cooper doesn’t offer easy answers but rather explores the messy, beautiful complexity of human connection.
Emotionally charged, occasionally funny, and often heart-wrenching, The One Before the One is a beautifully written tale about the choices that shape us and the loves that define us.
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