Here One Moment

From the author of Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, and The Husband's Secret comes a novel about love, marriage, family, and uncertainty in a fragile world. During a flight from Hobart to Sydney, a woman stands and begins predicting the age and manner of death of her fellow passengers. Among them are flight attendant Allegra Patel, who is working on her twenty-eighth birthday; a businessman worried about missing his daughter's musical; a mother managing a toddler and baby; honeymooners in wedding clothes; and an emergency room nurse dreaming of retirement. Some passengers dismiss the predictions, while others are delighted or appalled by them. A few months later, the first prediction comes true. The novel follows how these passengers' lives unfold and how they manage to hold onto their connections to friends, lovers, and family.