Here One Moment

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Last update: 04-04-2025


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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved author of Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, and The Husband’s 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 King

“A riveting story so wild you don’t know how she’ll land it, and then she does, on a dime.”—Anne Lamott
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Life is full of twists and turns you never see coming. But what if you did?

The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job—she’s generally happy with her life, even if she can’t figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to—but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she’d rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers.

There’s the well-dressed man in seat 4C who is compulsively checking his watch, desperate not to miss his eleven-year-old daughter’s musical. Further back, a mother of two is frantically trying to keep her toddler entertained and her infant son quiet. How did she ever think being a stay-at-home mom would be easier than being a lawyer? Ethan is lost in thought; he’s flying back from his first funeral. A young couple has just gotten married; she’s still wearing her wedding dress. An emergency room nurse is looking forward to traveling the world once she retires in a few years, it’s going to be so much fun! If they ever get off the tarmac. . . .

Suddenly a woman none of them know stands up. She makes predictions about how and when everyone on board will die. Some dismiss her. Others will do everything they can to make sure her prophecies do not come to pass. All of them will be forever changed.

How would you live your life if you thought you knew how it would end? Would you love who you love or try to love someone else? Would you stay married? Would you stop drinking? Would you call up your ex-best friend you haven’t spoken to in years? Would you quit your job?

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.

From the Publisher

Bookshot with Anne Lamott saying A riveting story so wild you don’t know how she’ll land it
New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty with author photo
Funny, heartbreaking, and life-affirming says Chris Whitaker
Life is full of twists

Top reviews from the United States

  • Friend Zone
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Book for All Moments
    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
    I started with the audiobook, then bought the hardcover as a gift—this book is that good. I’ve devoured every single Liane Moriarty novel, and this one is another gem in her collection. She’s hands down the queen of conversational storytelling, and Here One Moment grabs you right from the jump. Picture yourself on a jam-packed flight, stuck on the tarmac—and an odd woman gets up from her seat and starts making dire predictions—just the thought of it is enough to give you chills. But Moriarty makes it so vivid, it’s like you’re wedged into the middle seat right next to these unforgettable characters.

    The story kicks off with Allegra, the flight attendant celebrating her birthday while keeping an eye on her eclectic mix of passengers. There’s the guy nervously fiddling with his watch, the harried mom wrangling her kids, and a beaming bride still basking in post-wedding bliss. Each of them feels like a fully formed world. And just when you’re settling in, Moriarty drops the mic: a mysterious woman stands up and announces how and when everyone on the flight will die. (Yes, really. Buckle up!)

    What follows is an emotional thrill flight as we dive into the minds of the passengers. Some are desperate to change their fates, others spiral into denial, and a few take it as a wake-up call to rethink their lives. It’ll have you wondering: what would you do if you knew your expiration date?

    Moriarty’s signature blend of wit, charm, and heartfelt insight is on full display here. While the book plays with big, existential questions about fate and mortality, it’s really a love letter to the complicated, messy, wonderful relationships that make life worth the chaos. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving, and thought-provoking all at once. Here One Moment is a must-read. You won’t want to put it down—or forget it.
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    Friend Zone
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    A Book for All Moments

    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
    I started with the audiobook, then bought the hardcover as a gift—this book is that good. I’ve devoured every single Liane Moriarty novel, and this one is another gem in her collection. She’s hands down the queen of conversational storytelling, and Here One Moment grabs you right from the jump. Picture yourself on a jam-packed flight, stuck on the tarmac—and an odd woman gets up from her seat and starts making dire predictions—just the thought of it is enough to give you chills. But Moriarty makes it so vivid, it’s like you’re wedged into the middle seat right next to these unforgettable characters.

    The story kicks off with Allegra, the flight attendant celebrating her birthday while keeping an eye on her eclectic mix of passengers. There’s the guy nervously fiddling with his watch, the harried mom wrangling her kids, and a beaming bride still basking in post-wedding bliss. Each of them feels like a fully formed world. And just when you’re settling in, Moriarty drops the mic: a mysterious woman stands up and announces how and when everyone on the flight will die. (Yes, really. Buckle up!)

    What follows is an emotional thrill flight as we dive into the minds of the passengers. Some are desperate to change their fates, others spiral into denial, and a few take it as a wake-up call to rethink their lives. It’ll have you wondering: what would you do if you knew your expiration date?

    Moriarty’s signature blend of wit, charm, and heartfelt insight is on full display here. While the book plays with big, existential questions about fate and mortality, it’s really a love letter to the complicated, messy, wonderful relationships that make life worth the chaos. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving, and thought-provoking all at once. Here One Moment is a must-read. You won’t want to put it down—or forget it.
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  • Mom to 2 Boys
    4.0 out of 5 stars Story Testing One’s Fate vs Belief in Clairvoyance
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024
    An older woman on a plane goes down the aisle during the flight and tells passengers their cause of death age of death. The book has many characters and thus many story lines following these unwitting passengers as they cope with the predictions given to each of them.

    The book alternates between a passenger story and then takes the reader back in time to share the life story of the “fortune teller”. While she seems to have predicted many of the deaths correctly, the reader is left to question was the deaths truly predicted or perhaps an obvious happenstance (a centurion couple that dies of common ailments would be expected vs a vibrant young woman dying in a car accident).

    Moriarty has a great writing style that pulled me into the story. Because there were so many characters and each chapter would deal with part of one story and then go to the fortune teller then the next chapter to a different character, it helped to move the book along. It also kept me wanting to read more to find out what would happen to one character when it was revisited 5-6 chapters along in the book.

    I give it 4 stars because it took me 80 pages to get into and to start to connect with the characters. Once they got off the airplane and you get to see how many lives unfolds, it got exciting. Hang in there as it is worth the wait!!
  • Paula
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Consistent yet Anxiety Provoking and thoughtful
    Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
    Ms. Moriarty strikes again with a well written, thoughtful and challenging book on human character and fortitude. She takes you on an exciting ride of "what if". She challenges your memory as well as your intellect. Pay close attention to words and phrases because they matter. She's excellent at connecting the dots, so stay with her and enjoy the ride.
  • Maggie Deaton
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not at all my type of read....
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2025
    Went into this book with high hopes given the writer and the intriguing premise... but persevered with flagging enthusiasm. I found it slow paced and rather boring overall. I feel 3 stars to be a quite generous rating and do not recommend it....
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece I would read again
    Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025
    This story is about people;a lot of people. Some characters readers will like. Some will be hard to like. Others will be loved. The story is also about life. This gifted author must thoroughly enjoy her writing time. She entertains her readers like no other author can do. It will be hard to go into any gym to exercise and not think about the scene in the book. The quote at the end of the epilogue is a quote to keep.
  • Basha Raizel
    4.0 out of 5 stars An engrossing and well-done tale
    Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2024
    I loved the premise, loved the writing (especially Cherry's voice), loved reading about people who are trying their best to lead good lives, and cared about many of the characters. The book definitely held my interest up to the end, despite its length—which is saying a lot, since I'm one of those people who has no problem setting a book aside. I typically prefer stories with a single immersive protagonist rather than ones that jump between dozen points-of-view, so the fact that I eagerly returned to the book night after night, wanting more, says a lot! At the same time, it didn't really deliver on the intriguing premise and stayed at a rather superficial level, rather than going more deeply into the subtler, riskier, murkier levels that beckoned. In the end of the book, everything is tidy and nice. Is that the most (and best) we can say about the idea of facing one's mortality? Again, Moriary is a talented writer and I enjoyed the book. And yet ... it won't stick with me, the way some books do. As a story, it was, indeed, "here one moment and gone the next" for me. So it depends on what one is looking for in a novel. An easy and enjoyable read? Yep, it's that.
  • Kathleen Edelmuth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Momentous Moments
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024
    I really liked this book. Hefty for sure, but worth every" moment "you spend reding it. The ending is terrific and all things finally pull together. One thing I think should have been done: Instead of chapter numbers I wish the author and publisher had decided to put the name of the character the chapter depicted. Sometimes I had to read most of the first chapter page to figure out who was being focused upon. Maybe it's just me. But this is an insightful topic and I really enjoyed the writing style. Colorful people with colorful lives living in quite a quandary they did not cause. I never give away the plot on reviewing. I highly recommend this book!

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