SARAH RAYNER

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?

L'instant d'après 7 h 44 : départ du train de Brighton pour Londres. Une femme passe son temps à observer les personnes qui l'entourent. En face d'elle, une jeune fille se maquille. D

Karen, la madre recientemente viuda de dos niños pequeños, se enfrenta a la muerte de su padre. Abby, agotado de día, con su hijo autista, se está divorciando. Michael, floristería, se vio obligado a declararse en quiebra. El destino de estos tres personajes se cruzaran detras de las puertas cerradas de la clinica en Brighton. Hay, participan en grupos de discusion y se unen a otros residentes con problemas similares a los suyos. Con soporte tanto para equipo de atencion a distancia y amorosa, cada uno de ellos a subir en la vida para encontrar el sabor de la risa.

Jamie es un atractivo ejecutivo, casado desde hace siete años con Maggie. Su matrimonio es satisfactorio, hasta que conoce a la exhuberante Chlöe y se convierte en su amante. El triángulo amoroso tratado con aplomo y sagacidad: una novela que explora la naturaleza de los sentimientos y las variables a las que éstos se ven expuestos a lo largo de la vida.

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.