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From the bestselling author Liane Moriarty, whose acclaimed works include Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, and The Husband’s Secret, comes an emotionally captivating novel exploring love, marriage, family, and the human search for certainty in an uncertain world.

On her twenty-eighth birthday, flight attendant Allegra Patel finds herself surrounded by frustrated passengers aboard a delayed flight from Hobart to Sydney. Among them are a carefully dressed businessman anxious about missing his daughter’s performance, exhausted honeymooners still glowing in their wedding clothes, a frazzled mom doing her best to soothe a crying infant and restless toddler, and a cheerful emergency-room nurse looking forward eagerly to retirement.

In the midst of the tension onboard, suddenly a mysterious woman stands up and calmly walks down the aisle, unsettling everyone with startling predictions about precisely when and how each of them will die. Some passengers laugh her off as foolish, some are pleased to discover their promised long lives, while others are deeply troubled by her chilling forecasts.

When, several months later, the first chilling prophecy unexpectedly comes true, everyone’s lives are shaken, leaving them questioning just how fragile their futures really are.

Praised by Stephen King for its irresistible premise and compelling narrative, and acclaimed by Anne Lamott for its thrilling storytelling, Here One Moment is a brilliantly plotted, insightful novel examining human connections, family ties, and the complicated ways we hold onto each other amid the chaos of modern life. NPR recognizes it as one of the best books of the year.