And in the climate crisis, this existential fearand remorsewas rendered so much larger, planetary in scale.
You are not alone, she said.
I didnt see her again, but I never forgot that moment.
Jodie Comer inThe End We Start From.
As the narrator of my novel states: This is what you dont want, we realize.
What no one ever wanted: for the news to be relevant.
Its a hope based on love itself, of what love drives us to.
Whether for our children, our parents, our friends, love compels us to want a better future.
Ive long held the belief that hope can broaden our outlook.
As parents, all you want to do is reassure, and sometimes that doesnt feel possible.
The End We Start From by Megan Hunter is published by Picador.
The film is out now.
