Sarah Rayner – författare

Telling the story of the week following a fateful train journey, One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner 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 . . .The Brighton to London line. The 07:44 train. Carriages packed with commuters. 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. Lou and Anna share a cab when they realize 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 a fateful train journey, One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner 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 . . .The Brighton to London line. The 07:44 train. Carriages packed with commuters. 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. Lou and Anna share a cab when they realize the train is going nowhere fast. Anna is Karen's best friend.And Karen? Karen's husband is the man who dies . . .

‘A topical subject treated with insight and care that makes for a wholly absorbing story . . . will prompt a tear or two’ Easy LivingWhat if the thing you most longed for was resting on a two week wait?After a health scare, Brighton-based Lou learns that her time to have a baby is running out. She can’t imagine a future without children, but her partner doesn’t seem to feel the same way.Meanwhile, up in Yorkshire, Cath is longing to start a family with her husband, Rich. No one would be happier to have a child than Rich, but Cath is infertile.Could these two women help each other out?‘An addictive page turner . . . digs deep into the importance of love and friendship’ Manchester Evening News‘Explores an emotive subject with great sensitivity’ Sunday Express‘Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest’ Novelicious

From the author of the bestselling One Moment, One Morning comes another beautiful, bittersweet novel set in Brighton.Three people, each crying out for help . . . There's Karen, worried about her dying father; Abby, whose son has autism and needs constant care; and Michael, a family man on the verge of bankruptcy. As each sinks under the strain, they're brought together at Moreland's Clinic. Here, behind closed doors, they reveal their deepest secrets, confront and console one another and share plenty of laughs. But how will they cope when a new crisis strikes?