Here One Moment: A Novel

ISBN: 0593798627

Author: Moriarty, Liane

Condition: New

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the beloved author of Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, and The Husbands 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 KingA riveting story so wild you dont know how shell land it, and then she does, on a dime.-Anne LamottAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARLife 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 shed rather not be placating a plane full of passengers unhappy about a long delay. Theres the well-dressed man in seat 4C desperate not to miss his daughters 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 dont 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.