Here One Moment
Uncover the electrifying novel from the bestselling author of Big Little Lies - a Richard and Judy Book Club pick
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4.5 • 66 Ratings
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**DISCOVER THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE WORLDWIDE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR**
RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
'Liane Moriarty is a genuine GENIUS. Here One Moment is off the scale brilliant' Marian Keyes
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On a plane bound for Sydney the unassuming woman from seat 4D walks down the aisle making unsettling predictions about the passengers.
And six strangers find their lives unexpectedly crossing.
Each tries to put the experience behind them. But, just weeks later, they can't any longer.
Because not believing a prediction is easy, Until it comes true . . .
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'A master story teller . . . brilliant and satisfying' Bella Mackie
'An absolute masterclass. I treasure every word Liane writes, because she has such a rare and deep understanding of people and human behaviour' Joanna Cannon
'A compulsive plotline, intriguing characters, great writing, surprises, humour and tragedy. It'll stay with me' John Boyne
'You will devour this doorstop of a book' The Times, Book of the Month
'Easily my favourite Liane Moriarty book so far . . . it is just perfection!' ***** Reader Review
'Funny, frightening, heartbreaking and life-affirming . . . I adored it' Chris Whitaker
'A genre-defying gem' Woman & Home
'A real page-turner. . . Gripping, well-executed, with fascinating characters' Grazia
'Keeps you guessing right to its satisfying conclusion' Heat
'A gem of a book, unique and compelling' ***** Reader Review
'Brilliant, thought-provoking' Fabulous
'A tense read that asks many questions about what we want to know about the ends of our lives' Prima
'We drop everything for a Liane Moriarty read!' Bella
'A riveting story so wild you don’t know how she’ll land it, and then she does, on a dime' Anne Lamott
'An absolute masterclass in storytelling. I treasure every word Liane writes, because she has such a rare and deep understanding of people and human behaviour' Joanna Cannon
PRAISE FOR LIANE MORIARTY
'One of the few writers I'll drop anything for' Jojo Moyes
'An engrossing mashup of family drama and psychological suspense that offers a mystery. Complex and satisfying. Perfect holiday reading' Guardian
'Keeps you guessing until the very end' Reese Witherspoon
'Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly' Sunday Express
'Had me utterly hooked' Daily Mail
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A strange incident on an otherwise ordinary airline flight forces its passengers to take a new look at their lives in this thoughtful and entertaining novel from superstar author Liane Moriarty. After travellers board an Australian jet flying from Hobart to Sydney, a woman approaches each of them and calmly tells them how they will die and at what age. Some are bemused, others are offended or frightened, but everyone takes notice when, a few months later, her predictions start to come true. Moriarty cleverly shifts back and forth between The Death Lady sharing her life story and the ways her predictions impact others on the flight. The result is a witty, frequently moving, and always thought-provoking meditation on life and how we live it.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A woman upends strangers' lives by predicting their deaths in the powerful latest from bestseller Moriarty (Apples Never Fall). Travelers aboard a delayed flight from Hobart, Australia, to Sydney are already on edge when a woman stands, points at a fellow passenger, and pronounces, "I expect catastrophic stroke. Age seventy-two." She moves down the aisle, foretelling the causes and ages of death of several more passengers before the cabin crew intervenes. She then sleeps until landing and disembarks as though nothing had happened. Most assume the "soothsayer" has mental health problems—until one of her prognostications comes true three months later. Everyone is rattled, but none more than the other passengers she hit with premonitions: a nurse apparently slated to get terminal cancer, a young mother and swim instructor whose child will supposedly drown, and starry-eyed newlyweds whose marriage (which their families look down upon) will purportedly end in "intimate partner homicide." Moriarty's meticulously plotted tale—which follows each of the doomed passengers as they reckon with their alleged fate—rivets even as it thoughtfully contemplates free will, determinism, and the value of living passionately. The exquisitely rendered characters earn readers' full investment as they contemplate how much credence to give the Damoclean sword hanging over their heads, and the pinwheeling narrative maintains near-constant tension. Moriarty has outdone herself.
Customer Reviews
Fabulous book
Lianne Moriaty is a great author but I think this is my favourite book. Ironically I picked it up at an airport while catching a flight home and I couldn’t put it down once I started. It’s rare to have such a good read that you stay up until the early hours because you have to know what happens next.
Unlike any other storyline..
Loved it, moral of the story is summed up in that last page. Another great book Liane!