Here One Moment (Unabridged)
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4.0 • 436 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved author of Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, and The Husband’s Secret comes a moving novel of love, marriage, family, and trying to find certainty in a fragile world.
“The premise is irresistible—a woman on a flight from Hobart to Sydney begins predicting the age and manner of death of her fellow passengers. Beautifully written, this propulsive novel has a serious theme. Could be a great . . . present for that special someone.”—Stephen King
“A riveting story so wild you don’t know how she’ll land it, and then she does, on a dime.”—Anne Lamott
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Life is full of twists and turns you never see coming. But what if you did?
Flight attendant Allegra Patel loves her job, but today is her twenty-eighth birthday and she’d rather not be placating a plane full of passengers unhappy about a long delay. There’s the well-dressed man in seat 4C desperate not to miss his daughter’s musical. A harried mother frantically tries to keep her toddler and baby quiet. Honeymooners still in their wedding finery dream of their new lives, while a chatty emergency room nurse dreams of retirement.
Suddenly a woman traveling alone stands. She walks down the aisle making predictions about how and when passengers will die. Some dismiss her, they don’t believe in psychics. Some are delighted with her prophecies! Their lives will supposedly be long. Others are appalled.
Then: a few months later, the first prediction comes true.
Intricately plotted, with the wonderful wit Liane Moriarty has become famous for, Here One Moment brilliantly looks at friends, lovers, and family and how we manage to hold onto them in our harried modern lives.
Customer Reviews
Free Will & Destiny
Narrators were super! Kept my interest and I was always wanted to know what was going to happen next! Connected with several characters and didn’t want their death prediction to come true, you’ll have to read to find out. Clever, interesting and engaging read!
Boring
Don’t waste your time.
Beautiful premise, but way too long & abrupt ending
The fact that I was simultaneously reading a nonfiction book about how critical it is to recognize time is finite - and to spend our time taking care of ourselves and our loved ones - makes Moriarty’s book seem trite by comparison. Plus, the Australian reader’s voice was grating.