![]() ![]() ![]() One of the most striking things about this novel was its clarity: the calm, focussed way it was written. By the end it is like listening to a mobile phone conversation: vaguely annoying for no particular reason. The characters are not compelling - they are, if anything, irritatingly self-abssorbed - and the pace is, well, non-existent, but it hardly promises to be a tense thriller.Ultimately this novel gives little to its readers. It is a poor description for a review, but then I struggle to understand quite what it was about the book that started to grate. Unfortunately the characters and their predicament is as compelling as any copywriters's copy - professional but not interesting (perhaps it is worthy of speculation on whether the author's other profession is also responsible).A confession: "One Moment, One Morning" is undeniably a "woman's book" (although I find the term mildly offensive) and I am a man. The author's other career, as a copywriter, is probably responsible for the novel's slick narrative. On a morning commuter train a man dies, and "One Moment, One Morning" then dwells on the lives of three people impacted. ![]()
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