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Here One Moment

Here One Moment

Summary

Surprise your loved ones this Christmas with the thrilling new novel from the world’s number 1 bestselling author – a perfect gift for any book lover!

'Liane Moriarty is a genuine GENIUS . . . off-the-scale brilliant' Marian Keyes
'A master story teller . . . brilliant and satisfying' Bella Mackie
'An absolute masterclass' Joanna Cannon
'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

We’re all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small . . .

The flight attendant working a shift on her birthday.

The mother struggling alone with two young children.

The newlyweds excited about their tropical honeymoon .

The overworked father missing his kid’s big show.

The young man returning from his best friend’s funeral.

The ER nurse wondering what retirement will bring.

All strangers. All unsuspecting. Each with a life heading in a particular direction – or so they imagine.

Because an elderly woman is about to step into each of their paths. In just a few words, she will make a prediction, tying herself to all of them. And, in being bound to her, these disparate strangers will all face similar existential dilemmas. .

Who is this woman? Is she a genuine clairvoyant? A charlatan? The answer to prayers, or a harbinger of nightmares?

What she will prove to be is an agent of chaos, fraying relationships, putting entire futures into doubt and causing the most ordered of lives to unravel in the most unexpected of ways . . .

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

Reviews

  • Liane Moriarty is a genuine GENIUS. Here One Moment is off the scale brilliant. The book of her career, I wish I had written it. Warm, witty, wise and wry
    Marian Keyes

About the author

Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty is the bestselling author of ten novels, including Here One Moment, Apples Never Fall, The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers. Her novels have sold more than twenty million copies worldwide and been translated into over forty languages. Big Little Lies is now an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning HBO series, produced by and starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. Nine Perfect Strangers has been adapted for TV, starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy. Apples Never Fall is now a TV series starring Sam Neill and Annette Bening. Liane lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter.
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