One Moment, One Morning
By (Author) Sarah Rayner
Pan Macmillan
Picador
2nd July 2010
2nd July 2010
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Winner of Specsavers Silver Bestseller Award 2017 (UK)
416
Width 131mm, Height 197mm, Spine 22mm
236g
Sometimes, one moment is all it takes...The Brighton to London line. The 07:44 train. Carriages packed with commuters. A woman applies her make-up. Another occupies her time observing the people around her. A husband and wife share an affectionate gesture. Further along, a woman flicks through a glossy magazine. Then, abruptly, everything changes: a man has a heart attack, and can't be resuscitated; the train is stopped, an ambulance called. For at least three passengers on the 07:44 on that particular morning, life will never be the same again. Lou witnesses the man's final moments. Anna and Lou share a cab when they realise the train is going nowhere fast. Anna is Karen's best friend. And Karen Karen's husband is the man who dies. Telling the story of the week following that fateful train journey, One Moment, One Morning is a stunning novel about love and loss, about family and - above all - friendship. A stark reminder that, sometimes, one moment is all it takes, it also reminds us that somehow, and despite everything, life can and does go on.
Sarah Rayner works as a freelance copywriter and lives in Brighton.