Review
'an intimate, thoughtful novel celebrating women's friendship and loyalty to each other. It is also a moving, subdued reflection on how we survive traumatic events.'
--Waterstone's Books Quarterly
'Carried along by the momentum of a suspense-filled yet touching story that drives to the core of human emotion, this book is a real page-turner, exploring the harrowing pain of loss and grief, family secrets and how a tragic event can force you to be honest about who you really are. You'll want to inhale it in one breath.' --Easy Living
**** 'Top 5 Must-Read. A great, quirky thriller with a heart for fans of Kate Atkinson.' --Red Magazine
'In plain, everyday prose, Rayner skilfully lays bare a story of loss, secrets and lies, family and the enduring friendships between women . . . Life-affirming and insightful.' --New Books Magazine
`One Moment, One Morning is on our spring reading list' --Elle Magazine
`Ostensibly a book about grief, One Moment, One Morning is ultimately uplifting.' --Brighton Argus
`There are books that grab your attention from the very beginning and never let it go. One Moment, One Morning is one of them. It is also one of those books that leaves a lasting impression and will linger at the back of your mind... A book hard to put down - even when reaching out for a tissue - and characters so credible and real that I found myself looking out for them on the streets of Brighton.'
--The Sussex Newspaper
5*
`a moving tale of loss and friendship' --Star magazine
`Rayner is a swift, efficient plotter nudging her characters towards the light of congruence and self-reliance. Her Brighton is carefully and affectionately mapped, and her account of the grueling rituals a death involves is deftly done.' --TLS
--Waterstone's Books Quarterly
'Carried along by the momentum of a suspense-filled yet touching story that drives to the core of human emotion, this book is a real page-turner, exploring the harrowing pain of loss and grief, family secrets and how a tragic event can force you to be honest about who you really are. You'll want to inhale it in one breath.' --Easy Living
**** 'Top 5 Must-Read. A great, quirky thriller with a heart for fans of Kate Atkinson.' --Red Magazine
'In plain, everyday prose, Rayner skilfully lays bare a story of loss, secrets and lies, family and the enduring friendships between women . . . Life-affirming and insightful.' --New Books Magazine
`One Moment, One Morning is on our spring reading list' --Elle Magazine
`Ostensibly a book about grief, One Moment, One Morning is ultimately uplifting.' --Brighton Argus
`There are books that grab your attention from the very beginning and never let it go. One Moment, One Morning is one of them. It is also one of those books that leaves a lasting impression and will linger at the back of your mind... A book hard to put down - even when reaching out for a tissue - and characters so credible and real that I found myself looking out for them on the streets of Brighton.'
--The Sussex Newspaper
5*
`a moving tale of loss and friendship' --Star magazine
`Rayner is a swift, efficient plotter nudging her characters towards the light of congruence and self-reliance. Her Brighton is carefully and affectionately mapped, and her account of the grueling rituals a death involves is deftly done.' --TLS
Product Description
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.
