“That just sharing stories could really help change another person’s life-the weight of that is immense, but if I’ve helped one person in any way, that’s something really special.” “I’ve heard from readers who left terrible situations that my books inspired them to do so-that’s the most amazing thing I could ever hope to happen,” she told TIME via email. Hoover recalls even more personal stories from fans. Some readers have noted online that books like It Ends With Us have shifted their perspective on domestic violence, helping them understand why a battered partner might struggle to leave an abuser they still love. It promises to deliver more of Hoover’s signature heartache and ugly tears. It Starts With Us picks up where the novel’s epilogue ends and centers on the relationship between Lily and Atlas. When Lily learns she’s expecting Ryle’s baby, she has to decide whether she’ll continue to tolerate the cycle of abuse she’s been trapped in her entire life. He grows especially jealous and vengeful after Lily reconnects with her first love, Atlas. The novel introduces readers to Lily-a florist who grew up with an abusive father-and her neurosurgeon husband, Ryle, who turns a childhood incident into an excuse for assaulting her. She’s been open about her personal connection to some of the things she writes about: Hoover has said that her father physically abused her mother, and that It Ends With Us was inspired by her mother. Hoover’s novels probe dark themes: abusive relationships, toxic masculinity, sexual assault, miscarriage, infidelity.
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