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One Minute Later audiobook

  • By: Susan Lewis
  • Narrator: Antonia Beamish
  • Category: Family Life, Fiction
  • Length: 13 hours 49 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: June 11, 2019
  • Language: English
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One Minute Later Audiobook Summary

International bestselling author Susan Lewis’ riveting, unforgettable novel of a woman whose life changes in an instant and the handsome young man with whom she shares a secret history–perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult, Diane Chamberlain, and Susan Wiggs.

How well do you know the people you love? For one young woman returning to the past, the answer could be heart-shattering…

Vivi Shager is living her dream. Raised with drive and ambition by a resolutely single mother, Vivi has a thriving law career, a gorgeous apartment in London, and a full calendar that keeps her busy at work and at play. Then on the day of her twenty-seventh birthday, an undiagnosed heart condition sends Vivi’s prospects for the future into a tailspin. After escaping her roots nearly a decade ago, she’s forced to return to her childhood home to be cared for by her devoted and enigmatic mother. Vivi has always known the woman is hiding something and now she’s determined to find out what it is. Though her condition makes her fragile and vulnerable and she’s afraid of what may happen, her spirit remains strong. Then comes an unexpected ray of light.

Josh Raynor, a local veterinarian who his sisters claim is too handsome for his own good, brings a forbidden love to Vivi’s world. Josh and Vivi are soon inseparable, unaware of the past their families share. All Vivi knows is that Josh is wrestling with a demon of his own…

Then quite suddenly the awful truth is staring Vivi in the face and it changes everything.

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Antonia Beamish is the narrator of One Minute Later audiobook that was written by Susan Lewis

Susan Lewis is the internationally bestselling author of more than forty novels as well as two memoirs. Born in England and having resided in France and the United States for many years, she now lives in Gloucestershire, England.

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Narrator Antonia Beamish
Length 13 hours 49 minutes
Author Susan Lewis
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Publisher HarperAudio
Release date June 11, 2019
ISBN 9780062945082

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The publisher of the One Minute Later is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Family Life, Fiction

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Goodreads Reviews

Amanda

March 09, 2019

As sure as night follows day, you know if you read a Susan Lewis book you are in for an emotional rollercoaster of a ride that you won’t want to get off!!Vivienne is a very successful Lawyer who is out celebrating her 27th birthday with her closest friends, when in the space of a minute her life changes forever. She has a heart attack, Her life will never be the same again.Vivienne goes back to her childhood home in Kesterley whilst she anxiously waits for the call to say a donation heart has been found for her. Growing up she never knew who her real dad was and now she wants to find out the truth whether her mother helps her or not. The other timeline is in the 80’s with the family of Shelley and Jack who have inherited the farm and have 3 children. Without giving anything away they experience heartache and have their own secrets to keep.Loved this book and how the 2 seemingly different timelines come together with their tales of heartbreak and survival.Beautifully written with likeable characters that stand out. You made me laugh and cry sometimes even at the same time, but most of all it made me sit back and really think about organ donation from both sides of the story. If you want a story you can sink you’re teeth into, that will keep you thinking about it long after finishing it then this is definitely the book for you. Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

DJ

June 24, 2019

Favorite Quotes:I felt as though we were fitting back into a place we’d only ever left temporarily. Then, when I saw the house, this house, sad and neglected, I thought, I swear this, I thought it gave a little sigh of relief when it realized it was us— and if you laugh, I’ll leave you.She realized there would be no bucket list for her— or not one that included daredevil stunts, long-haul flights, or weeks of hot, passionate sex on a beach in the South Seas with a younger version of George Clooney.“We’ve become reducetarians.” Sam blinked. “What’s that when it’s at home?” he demanded. “It means we still eat meat… but a lot less of it, which is good for our health, the planet, and animals.”My Review:This was an informative and thoughtfully written book that held my coronary muscle in a vise and had me contemplating the various aspects and complicated issues and emotions surrounding organ donation. Ms. Lewis’s writing was highly emotive and insightful as well as lushly detailed with descriptions that involved all the senses in addition to setting the emotional tone for each scene.Vivi Shager thought she was a healthy woman who had the world by the tail. She was an intelligent and successful professional who frequently traveled internationally for work and had recently run a marathon. But apparently not, as meeting her friends for lunch to celebrate her twenty-seventh birthday and in a most distressing turn of events, her world and her heart imploded with a series of three heart attacks and was given the life expectancy of one year without a transplant. Not a good birthday at all then. The rest of the book slowly evolved over a year forward and thirty years back with two timelines following two different families until their storylines intersected and a lovely romance blossomed. While the premise and much of Vivi’s narrative was fraught with tension, family drama, and uncertainty; there were more pleasant elements to be found in the back and forth over thirty years of the Raynor family narrative. I adored every generation and timeline of this lively and loving clan, although they also endured more than their fair share of tragedy as well. I cannot imagine the ghoulish and demoralizing effect of waiting for someone to die so I could continue to have a chance at living. Or to rush to the hospital for that long-awaited surgery, only to be stopped in my tracks when the donor’s family would not consent. Devastating. I learned so much about this process that I would have never stopped to consider. I also picked up a new word and a phrase to add to my Brit Vocabulary List with pong – which is British informal for an unpleasant smell, and “What’s that when it’s at home?” – which apparently means ‘I have no clue what you are talking about.’ I will be eagerly waiting for a chance to slip these into use.

Julie Parks

March 28, 2019

NEW video book review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6dH7...My NetGalley blurb said that it was about a life that can change in a heartbeat. Well, I think it changed due to the lack of a heartbeat was more like it.The absolutely horrifying fact that a girl in her twenties can unexpectedly (not so much when you learn all the further story but still, for her it was unexpected) have a major heart attack shook me to my core.The story, the secrets, and the character development, however interesting and fast-paced, played only a secondary role to Susan Lewis's descriptions of place and history of it.This book proves to be very educational in knowledge about sheep farming and England's landscapes. Plus, the life around Bristol in the late last century.I feel like it should come with a warning, though. It does end rather un-Hollywoody. You might end up with a story that's stuck in your memory for a long time, not being able to get over its closeness to real life. It's rare that you read a murder mystery that actually feels utterly believable.Big thanks to Harper Collins for the chance to read this in exchange for my honest review.

Tucker

June 22, 2020

Many thanks to William Morrow for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review The romance genre has its problems which I discussed in my latest booktube video that you can click here to watch) but there are occasionally books like these that break down the problematic tropes. Skip to 11:29 to here my thoughts on this specific book and what it does to push back against problems with the romance genre.------------ "Those times, that person, were gone, in the same way that people left when they died. There one minute, alive, noisy, vital Vivi-vacious, gone the next, leaving a sudden and shocking emptiness that no one was prepared for. Wow wow wow. I had this ARC sitting on my shelf for about six months and I just kept staring it thinking Oh gosh... I really should read that... Finally, I decided to pick it up, expecting for it to be a generally okay thriller but it was so much more than that. So, what's this book about? Vivi Shager is living her dream. Raised with drive and ambition by a resolutely single mother, Vivi has a thriving law career, a gorgeous apartment in London, and a full calendar that keeps her busy at work and at play. Then on the day of her twenty-seventh birthday, an undiagnosed heart condition sends Vivi’s prospects for the future into a tailspin. After escaping her roots nearly a decade ago, she’s forced to return to her childhood home to be cared for by her devoted and enigmatic mother. Vivi has always known the woman is hiding something and now she’s determined to find out what it is. Though her condition makes her fragile and vulnerable and she’s afraid of what may happen, her spirit remains strong. Then comes an unexpected ray of light.Josh Raynor, a local veterinarian who his sisters claim is too handsome for his own good, brings a forbidden love to Vivi’s world. Josh and Vivi are soon inseparable, unaware of the past their families share. All Vivi knows is that Josh is wrestling with a demon of his own… Then quite suddenly the awful truth is staring Vivi in the face and it changes everything. The first thing I want to note is that this book needs a complete re-brand. Both the cover and the title scream thriller and this book is anything but that. If it were up to me, this book would be titled "One Last Minute" or "One More Minute" and have a cover similar to The Bookish Life of Nina Hill or The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls because this book is more of a literary/contemporary fiction than a mystery/thriller. For the first half of this book, there were two timelines - Vivian's and Shelly's. Both were equally thrilling and engrossing and the ended up converging in the most fascinating and enjoyable way.I loved this thrilling, realistic display of family and the secrets they keep and how those secrets can affect various people in various ways. I think the best aspect of this book was Vivian and her story of her heart condition and stories of heart conditions in general. The book talked about Jim Lynskey and his site, Save9Lives which I hadn't heard about before. In spite of the fact that it was heartbreaking, I was really glad to learn about how these heart conditions affect people and the people around them. I don't believe I'm an organ donor currently (as of writing) but I am definitely going to register to be one.Finally, I just want to praise this book for its constant usage of emotional manipulation. Just kidding. Kind of. This book made me giggle, chuckle, but most of all cry. I don't like to read sad books that often but when I do I want them to be the good kind of sad and this book was exactly that. Overall, this book was engrossing and heartbreaking and I cannot recommend it enough.Bottom Line:5 starsAge Rating - [ PG-13 ]Content Screening (Mild Spoilers)Positive Messages (4/5) - [Living in spite of illness, Finding love in spite of illness, Kindness, Perserverance]Violence (3/5) - [Injuries, Guns, Death, Broken bones]Sex (3/5) - [Off page sex-scenes, Sexual themes, Sexual abuse]Language (2/5) - [Mild language]Trigger and Content Warnings - Loss of a loved one, Death, Heart failure, Physical pain, Depression, Sexual AbusePublication Date: June 11th, 2019Publisher: William Morrow (an imprint of HarperCollins)Genre: Contemporary/Literary----------------- 5 stars! My latest 2020 favorite!!!Review to come| Goodreads | Blog | Pinterest | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram

Amanda

March 09, 2019

As sure as night follows day, you know if you read a Susan Lewis book you are in for an emotional rollercoaster of a ride that you won’t want to get off!!Vivienne is a very successful Lawyer who is out celebrating her 27th birthday with her closest friends, when in the space of a minute her life changes forever. She has a heart attack, Her life will never be the same again.Vivienne goes back to her childhood home in Kesterley whilst she anxiously waits for the call to say a donation heart has been found for her. Growing up she never knew who her real dad was and now she wants to find out the truth whether her mother helps her or not. The other timeline is in the 80’s with the family of Shelley and Jack who have inherited the farm and have 3 children. Without giving anything away they experience heartache and have their own secrets to keep.Loved this book and how the 2 seemingly different timelines come together with their tales of heartbreak and survival.Beautifully written with likeable characters that stand out. You made me laugh and cry sometimes even at the same time, but most of all it made me sit back and really think about organ donation from both sides of the story. If you want a story you can sink you’re teeth into, that will keep you thinking about it long after finishing it then this is definitely the book for you. Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

Mandy

February 23, 2019

I really don't know where to start with this review. This is book that I can't stop thinking about, its story so well written that I felt a part of it. Susan Lewis is an author that I used to read a lot of but this is the first of her books that I have read in a long time and I am now wondering why. Absolutely need to get back into reading her books again. This book was beautiful, it made me laugh and cry and is extremely thought provoking. I can't recommend this book more if you want a story that is real and will stay with you for very long time.Viv is a young, beautiful and successful lawyer in London. On her 27th birthday she is out with her best friends celebrating when her life changes forever - she has a heart attack. Her life can never be the same again and she goes back to the seaside town that she grew up in to rest and wait for a heart to come available for a transplant. 27!! So young and full of life and suddenly she can't do so many of things she used to love. Now she is determined to find out the truth of her past, with or without her mothers help. Nearby Deerwood Farm has something to do with it but they have their own secrets. When Viv starts asking questions will the truth be revealed?This story is heartbreaking - a young woman struck down and needing a new heart. Organ donation is a big subject in this book and the desperate need for more people to be donors - to save so many lives. I read this book over 10 days with thanks to Pigeonhole Books. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.

Adele Shea

February 18, 2019

This book is bittersweet. It shows how falling in love can just happen out of the blue. How one day your life is your idea of perfect but can turn 180 and you feel you have nothing to live for.It is a beautiful tear jerking love story that bring about awareness of organ donating.

Mrs E M Morgan

December 04, 2022

An emotional book. Made laugh and cry, feel horrified at the way people can ride roughshod over others because they think they're entitled to behave how they want to, regardless. The book also carried a very real message about organ donation. If I wasn't already on the register, I would have been putting my name down.

Olivia

March 09, 2020

Please bear with me, my eyes are red and puffy 😭🥺This book. DAMN. I can't even put anything into words. I never know that the events in this book was even possible in relality. Reality is a bitch. The pain, anger fustration I feel now. I wont even begin to describe it. It is powerful. All the feels I got from this book. Happiness, suspense, excitement, for it all to be shattered into a million pieces. Ergh. This is the first book of the year which has made me cry and want to scream and shout. If I could I would be doing that right now but since it is 2am, I can't.This book was bloody brilliant. I feel like I got a good feel for the characters and really felt like I have always known them. I am sad that the book is finished. I was just getting to the good part and then that happens. It makes me realise how much more precious the life you have is and that you have to live every moment and day like it is the last and make sure that it is the best.

Sue

June 07, 2019

Susan Lewis takes her readers on a roller coaster ride of a story about how life can change in just one minute. She always write wonderful stories about families but I thought that this was her best novel yet. Vivi is a successful lawyer in London. She lives in a perfect apartment, has plenty of friends and works long long hours at her job. It all changes in a minute when she has a massive heart attack at her 27th birthday party. She is unable to keep her job, her boyfriend is no longer interested in her and her friends have little in common with her new life as she moves back home to the small town she grew up in and moves in with her mother. She is aware that she is on borrowed time unless a transplant can be found and she is depressed about all of the changes in her life that led her away from her exciting life in London. She has one thing that she wants to do before she dies - she wants to find out who her father is and her mother refuses to tell her as she has all of her life. And then she meets Josh, a young vet and begins to fall in love with him. The big question through out the book is whether she will be able to get a heart before it's too late.The book is a bit confusing when after a long chapter about Vivi and her medical problems, there is a chapter about Shelley and Deerwood Farms. There appears to be no connection between the people on this farm and Viv's story. All I can tell you is to keep reading because once the connection is made it ties up any questions that you may have.I was very impressed with this book and with the characters - especially Vivi who showed determination to adjust to her new life and her continued hope for the future. I learned a lot about heart transplants and what life is like for someone waiting for a transplant. Overall, a great story!Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.

Kerie

February 15, 2020

A really beautiful tale of love that warms your heart , literally .

Mrs Georgina L Goddard

February 22, 2019

What a great book that highlights the need of organ donors and the emotions that surround families receiving them and those donating them.

Kathryn

May 05, 2019

One minute you are okay, living a fun filled and fulfilling life - the next minute the unthinkable happens and you are twenty seven and experiencing a heart attack.That's what happens to Vivi Shaeger and it turns her world and life upside down. She returns to her home town of Kesterly on Sea and life is very different. To survive she is going to need a new heart. Suddenly life seems fragile and one of the things she wants to find out is - who is her father? But when she does find out what will she think?The narration swings between Vivi and Shelley who lives a generation back - it takes awhile to find the link between the two, but it is there. In one sense it will  give Vivi new heart and love, but what about the actual live beating heart? The story certainly tracks really well all the emotions that a person may experience in such a situation.This is a book about family, secrets, love, loss and heartbreak. It is also a big plug for organ donation as it makes such a difference in the lives of recipients. I liked the characters, followed the ups and downs and wondered how it would all turn out. Bittersweet is all I am saying!

Pat

March 12, 2019

I have always enjoyed Susan Lewis’s books and I enjoyed this one but not as much as her earlier books. I found this book quite confusing for the first few chapters, with different times and so many characters that I couldn’t connect with. It seemed so drawn out before things clicked but then I couldn’t put it down. It is a story of two women, Vivi in the present time and Shelley in the past and present. As their lives merge so do many secrets and lies. This is a story of hope, love and sadness that will leave you in tears at the end. A very emotional read.Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Stephanie

February 22, 2019

A book about love and loss, marrying 2 storylines over 30 years apart. I initially struggled to warm to Vivi as a character, so found some of the earlier chapters less engrossing, but as the stories unfolded, changed my opinion completely. Ultimately I really enjoyed this book and was sad when it ended.

Dave

February 21, 2019

Well WOW that's a story and some more, there is no doubt that lives can change in minutes and this tells the story of Vivienne and the family of Shelley. Both have a heartbreaking tale and how they cope and or overcome and it's a stories that you need to hear and it could change your life when you d

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