One Moment, One Morning, Sarah Rayner, (Picador)

by Patrick O'Connor

COMMUTERS on the 07.44 train from Brighton to London usually keep themselves to themselves, buried in their books, newspapers or whatever gadget floats their boat.

But in One Moment, One Morning, everything changes for three women when a man collapses and dies from a heart attack. They are forced to confront major changes in their lives.