It all happened so fast that I felt my head spinning. But by the end of page two I was caught in the drama, that one defining moment. But apart from that quick glance at the description, I didn't really know what to expect. I liked the idea of that one defining moment that changes the lives of the ones witnessing it. A quick read of the description and I was sold. I picked up this book on a shopping spree at Amazon simply because I liked the cover, well okay, not entirely the truth. I don't think there's a single moment of suspense in the whole book. It also portrayed a fairly believable reaction to an unexpected death of a loved one.īut the blurbs on the book describe it as a "thriller" and a "page-turner," and although the pages do turn fairly nicely (mostly because the subject matter doesn't require much introspection), there's absolutely nothing thrilling about it. It does a decent job in creating believable characters, even if it didn't quite manage to make me care much about them. They meet the third in a slightly forced way. It's also supposed to show how the death brings the three women closer together, but two of them are already best friends. I could imagine that an article they read in a paper or a word at the right time from a friend would have been as much of a catalyst as the death was. I mean, you can see it's supposed to be about the transformation that the death worked on the three women, but frankly, the changes weren't that significant. The story follows three women who are touched by the death, who then go about making some changes in their lives that they'd been meaning to get around to, anyway. The basic summary is this: one average morning on a commuter train, a fairly young man unexpectedly dies. It's not that it's terrible or a complete waste of time, it's simply not memorable in any way. this one probably won't be on the list at all. The story follows three women who are touched by the death, who then go about making some changes in their lives tha One day in the future, when I'm old and grey and looking back on all of the books I've read in my lifetime, the good ones and the bad.
One day in the future, when I'm old and grey and looking back on all of the books I've read in my lifetime, the good ones and the bad. 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.more 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. And Karen? Karen's husband is the man who dies. Anna and Lou share a cab when they realise the train is going nowhere fast. For at least three passengers on the 07:44 on that particular morning, life will never be the same again. Then, abruptly, everything changes: a man has a heart attack, and can't be resuscitated the train is stopped, an ambulance called.
Further along, a woman flicks through a glossy magazine. A husband and wife share an affectionate gesture. Another occupies her time observing the people around her. Then, abruptly, everything changes: a man has a heart attack, and can't be resuscitated the train is The Brighton to London line.