I had seen this book around for a while. It occasionally popped up in my "Amazon recommends" list or I'd spot it on the shelf in Tesco. I have to admit I was drawn to read the blurb one day in Tesco purely by the front cover. Which is a strange thing to say seeing as the cover is simply some stacked tea cups out in the rain. After reading the blurb on the back of the book I decided it would be something I would like to read, but considering how big my 'to read' pile of books is I couldn't really justify buying it. Clearly though I was supposed to read this book because a few weeks ago it popped up in the Kindle deal of the day. With a price tag ...  Read the complete review

It's not often that my wife and I read the same type of book. I usually go for thrillers, she's a definite chick lit reader. Occasionally though, she'll suggest a book she's read that I should give a go, and this is the latest one. I've never heard of Sarah Rayner, so I'm not sure if this is her first book or if she has a plethora of them. Either way, the easy and natural style of writing kicks off straight away as she tells the story of a few weeks in three people's lives where one tragic event on a train one morning changes their outlook on life forever. When Karen's husband Simon has a fatal heart attack on board the morning train, it's like someone has ...  Read the complete review

It was just another day on the 7.44 from Brighton to London, when suddenly a man is taken ill and dies. One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner is a novel about how one moment is all it takes to change lives. Karen loses her husband, Simon. Anna, her best friend, loses a valued friend and must support Karen. Lou was sitting near Simon and meets Anna when they share a taxi from the train, before Anna knows who has passed away. All three women's lives are changed by this tragedy. One Moment, One Morning is a very down to earth novel. The characters deal with real life around the tragedy they are coming to terms with, and on the whole they have ...  Read the complete review

I picked this book up a while back now but, only recently managed to get around to reading it. The blurb on the back of the book really had me captured as it wasn't your usual chick lit with the same old story of boy meets girl and they fall in love type plot so I was keen to give it a go. I have read one other book by this author and I must have enjoyed it as I kept the book and it has been sat on my shelf in the 'read' section for quite some time but, it was so long ago I cannot actually remember how much I enjoyed it and didn't even realise I had actually read one of her other books until I spotted the name of the author was the same! The ...  Read the complete review

This is a review of the 2010 book One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner. The book had been on my 'to read' shelf for ages but it never got picked, until I read lots of positive reviews on here which made me want to read it. A bit about The book begins as a story of commuting, from Brighton to London and the usual behaviour of the people on the trains. Glimpses in to their personal life but mainly anonymity and retreat into books, magazines and music. An event on the train forces people to interact and work together to try and save a man's life and three women are thrown together which forms a lasting bond. Timescales Only a week in ...  Read the complete review