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Love may be gone, but the truth remains!
-What choice will we make at the most important moment that determines our lives?
Published in over 30 countries worldwide! #1 bestseller on Amazon France and Amazon UK!
- Douglas Kennedy, author of "Big Picture," has published his latest work, "Moment"!

Douglas Kennedy is a writer who left his home country, the United States, and immigrated to London, England.
He was born and raised in the United States, currently lives in London, England, and the country where his novels sell the best is France.
Recently, American publishers have also begun to introduce new novels by Douglas Kennedy.
In the United States, too, Douglas Kennedy's novels are being belatedly re-examined.


Douglas Kennedy's novel, The Big Picture, which was first introduced in Korea, was a huge hit, making the talk of a slump in the publishing market seem meaningless.
It was an outcome no one could have predicted, but given Douglas Kennedy's exceptional writing ability, it's not all that surprising.
Douglas Kennedy's novels are already bestsellers across Europe, including France, England, and Germany, and are published in over 30 countries around the world.


The greatest strength of Douglas Kennedy's novels is that they are widely read, regardless of emotion, age, or gender.
"Big Picture" is still on the bestseller lists of major bookstores in Korea, and the second book, "Dangerous Liaisons," is also receiving steady love.


The Moment is Douglas Kennedy's tenth and most recent novel.
Recently, the author's novels are hitting new highs day by day.
This year alone, two films based on his novels were released in Europe.
"The Big Picture" and "The Woman in the Fifth Arrondissement" are the original novels written by the author for the films.


Douglas Kennedy's writing style is vivid, humorous, and witty.
On the other hand, it creates an eerie tension.
Once you pick up the book, you won't be able to take your eyes off it.
It would be no exaggeration to say that the vivid descriptions and realistic metaphors of Douglas Kennedy's novels stem from the author's diverse travel experiences around the world.
Although the author's imagination plays a significant role in the novel, it is the detailed and vivid descriptions that come from diverse experiences that enhance the work's realism.


《Moment》 is a story about ‘loving’ and ‘living.’
Berlin, during the Perestroika period.
Thomas, an American travel writer, meets Petra, a woman from East Berlin, and falls deeply in love.
However, Thomas is furious when he learns that Petra is a spy for the East German secret police and has tricked him into giving him information.
In the end, the love between the two leads to destruction.


Twenty years later, news of Petra's death arrives, along with her diary, to Thomas, a writer living in Maine.
The diary contains the story of Petra, who was forced to cooperate with the East German secret police when they threatened to take her son, Johann, as hostage.


The spatial setting of this novel is Berlin before reunification.
The love story of Thomas and Petra and the tragic history symbolized by division and the Cold War are intertwined to form a structure.
The author believes that ‘loving’ and ‘living’ are never separate.
When people find true love, they can be the happiest, but most of the time, they ruin that happiness.
It is because the blood of youth is hot, but not very rational.

Thomas, the protagonist of this novel, only realizes after reading Petra's diary that the mistakes he made back then have made his life infinitely more miserable.
Thomas didn't try to delve deeply into why Petra had no choice but to act as a spy for the East German secret police.
He was so hung up on the fact that Petra had betrayed him and was terribly hurt that he didn't want to know the truth about Petra.
Like the divided Berlin, their love is also torn apart.


Now, twenty years later, the protagonist Thomas faces a serious life crisis.
His wife, Jeanne, demands a divorce, and his beloved daughter, Candice, pressures him to marry her boyfriend immediately.
For Thomas, who lives in an age of loss, Petra's diary brings back countless regrets and memories.


'How happy I would have been if I hadn't broken up with Petra back then?'
Could true love be waiting for me somewhere? Could I someday meet my destined soulmate? During our youth, everyone yearns for such a love.
But when you start to think that kind of romantic love is something you can only see in novels or movies, your youth will have disappeared far away.
However, even when we are far past our youth, when we encounter such a love story in a novel, we experience a great sense of vicarious satisfaction along with heart-fluttering excitement.


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Every single moment has created our lives today!

《Moment》 tells the story of fateful love.
Petra was Thomas's fateful love.
The two of them are so inseparable that their time together seems so short.
Anything we do together is fun.
Now in middle age, Thomas reminisces about the women he has met throughout his life.
My wife, Jeanne, with whom I have lived for over 20 years, although I have never loved her; Anne, whom I met in college; and the publishing editor who I only met as a sex partner.


In Berlin, amidst the tense Cold War, Thomas meets Petra, experiences the joy of love, and realizes that happiness is not so far away.
However, Thomas, who had met the love of his life and was on the verge of a happy future, was blinded by pride and sent Petra away.
Making the most irreversible mistake in life.
Although Petra was undoubtedly a spy providing information to the East German secret police, her love for Thomas was clearly true…
Thomas is heartbroken by the missed opportunities and lost happiness, and seeks another path, but happiness, once lost, rarely returns.


Now, a quarter of a century after breaking free from the shackles of youth, Thomas finally realizes that all those moments combined to create the life he has today.


Now, more than twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the city of Berlin at that time may seem very unfamiliar to young readers.
However, if we look at it from the perspective of our reality of living in a divided nation, there are aspects of the novel that are easy to understand.


The protagonists of Douglas Kennedy's novels are often writers or people in cultural or artistic professions.
Perhaps that is why the description of the situation and the expression of emotions from the protagonist's perspective are very emotional and delicate.
A profound understanding of music and an aesthetic appreciation for art are common themes in Douglas Kennedy's novels, and are the reason his novels are so beloved, regardless of genre.


《Moment》 depicts a very dramatic situation amidst the tense atmosphere in Berlin at the time.
In Berlin, a city of sharp ideological conflict, no one can be sure what is true and what is false.
The complexly intertwined story reaches its final conclusion, rushing toward the truth with a warm feeling.


Douglas Kennedy is definitely a master at writing love stories with surprising twists.
Readers who have already read the author's other novels will already know that his works are strong in twists and turns.
Even such readers will be amazed again by the exquisite twists and turns of this novel… … .

Set against a backdrop of decades, dramatic twists and complex political backdrops, life's surprising secrets and one woman's painful truth are revealed.
The Moment is Douglas Kennedy's most ambitious and moving novel.
Writers often try to make their stories seem factual, and Moment is a truly factual novel.
In a novel, the setting is more important than anything else, but the characters inevitably take up a large portion of the story.
In Moment, Douglas Kennedy has created a compelling love story, a love story set in a specific time and place: divided Berlin.
This is the result of Douglas Kennedy's skill in bringing both the background and the characters to life.


The shocking ending breaks down the barrier between past and present.
Through this reversal drama, Douglas Kennedy emphasizes that human destiny and one person's history can change in an instant.
The novel unfolds its story by frequently moving between different temporal and geographical settings.
The city of Berlin before reunification, an interesting time and place, is the central stage of this novel and also a medium that gives the story realism.
In this dramatic and deeply sad novel, Douglas Kennedy makes us all realize how boundless we are by the shackles of history.


Overseas press reviews

A book that will remain in your mind for a long time.
Powerful, provocative and captivating.

-Publisher's Weekly

In a word, it's amazing! No one can help but fall in love with it.

-「Book List」

A serious yet fast-paced novel, a breathtaking story with brilliant ideas and a sense of urgency.
Any praise is adequate to evaluate this novel.
Because this novel is really interesting.
-「Library Journal」

Douglas Kennedy's provocative prose always leads to a magical ending.
A reading journey worth taking together.
-「Kirkus Review」

The old Berlin, divided into East and West, provides a subtly eerie backdrop, providing a surprising twist to the novel's romance.
The protagonist, Thomas, soon becomes infected with the Cold War culture of suspicion.
A completely new love story is perfectly paired with the protagonist's poignant self-confession.
-「Union」

Although it is a long novel, the obvious and familiar content is not ? unbearable.
Douglas Kennedy captivates readers with his unexpected twists and turns.

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Douglas Kennedy masterfully blends tragic love with the dangerous and dark backdrop of Cold War Berlin.
The novel's powerful and sad ending is moving in itself.

- Romantic Times Book Review

Douglas Kennedy certainly excels at love stories with surprising twists.
Readers of Douglas Kennedy's other novels will already know that he is good at twists and turns.
However, no matter how much you read it with anticipation, you will be surprised again by the twist in this novel.

-"times"

Douglas Kennedy's most ambitious and moving work.
Writers often try to make their stories feel real, and "Moment" really does feel real.

-「Mirror」

In this thoughtful and mature work, Douglas Kennedy emphasizes how we are all entangled in the chains of history.
-The Independent

Douglas Kennedy sharply captures the whirlwind of events that husbands, fathers, and sons find themselves swept up in without even realizing it, and captures the self-destructive nature of men.
-Independent Sunday

The novel strives to expose human frailty while maintaining its intrigue, using true love and devastating loss to reveal the nuances of human destiny.
-The Irish Times

A work that once again proves that Douglas Kennedy's novels never disappoint.
It's so sweet and romantic that the reader will be completely swept away.
-The Irish Independent

A captivating love story, the male protagonist Thomas receives a package from the woman he met and loved in Berlin during the Cold War, a quarter of a century later.
-Good Housekeeping

A novel that gives you something to think about from various angles.
Your hands will find themselves turning the pages of the book.
-「Red」

The two main characters, Thomas and Petra, are truly amazing.
It is a novel that sings of a love that will be cherished forever.
-「North White」