The Moment I Met You

A Novel

By: Debbie Johnson

Narrated by: Kirsty Dillon

An unmissable novel of love, disaster, heartbreak, and unexpected happy endings, by the bestselling British author of Maybe One Day.

“When I was twenty-six years old my world was literally turned upside down and inside out, like a coat pocket being excavated for loose change. It was terrible, and frightening, and it taught me a lot of things I never wanted to know.”

Elena Godwin has scrimped and saved for a relaxing dream holiday in Mexico with her handsome but laddish boyfriend Harry. Life has felt a bit less exciting than she’d imagined her twenties would be, and she's hoping the trip will add some sizzle. But on a gorgeous summer evening an earthquake strikes—shattering their peaceful vacation. The trauma changes Elena’s life forever.

Ten years later, Elena still can't forget the face of the stranger she met that night—the man who may have saved her life. When they’re suddenly and unexpectedly thrown back together again, Elena starts to uncover the truth around that fateful night, and question whether she should have lived her life differently in the years afterwards.

What if it’s not too late?

Great Story

I admire Elena’s strength and sacrifice. It adds in a bit of humor as well.

Great book, ends too suddenly

I loved this book. I have read most of Debbie Johnson's books and this is different from the other books, even though I really love the other books. The story is good and believable. I would have given it 5 stars except for two things: 1) the narrator's foreign voices were pretty bad and 2)The ending just cut me off from these characters too suddenly. I needed more of an ending.

OMG

I loved this book!! I read it in 2 days. Beautiful story and the narration was perfect.

Great start, tedious end

This book started out with so much promise. It was written with such sensitivity and detail during the drama of the earthquake, I was enraptured. Within part 2, the story became tedious. Elena’s ongoing untreated PTSD and ‘martyr’ complex was exhausting. Hearing her same guilt, sadness, etc again and again and again, then her loss of backbone when confronting her husband—ugh. I couldn’t wait for this book to end.