Review:The Moment Between by Gareth Frank

Author Gareth Frank

Gareth Frank is a former union organizer and administrator. He received a Master's Degree at the University of Wisconsin and later studied at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The Moment Between is his first published novel. His short stories have been published in various journals and have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize as well as the Silver Pen Write Well Award.

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Book Synopsis

The Moment Between is a finely researched novel that combines a compelling picture of the transition between life and death wrapped in fast-paced suspense. After four years of mourning, Doctor Hackett Metzger is determined to stop letting his wife’s death control his life. He is finally beginning to live again, but his recovery leads to an unexpected fight for his own survival and startling revelations about what happens to all of us in The Moment Between.

Hackett, a brilliant neurologist, is a skeptic. He doesn’t believe he will one day be reunited with Jean, or dwell with God in heaven. What he does believe is that he should have seen the warning signs of her heart attack; he should have saved her. He also cannot accept the possibility that his clinical study of near-death experiences could prove the existence of a conscious afterlife. When Hackett falls for the mother of a patient, grief finally begins to fade. But he has no idea his new love is hiding her dangerous past. Will Hackett’s broken spirit endure another heartbreak? And, will he survive the treachery around him?

As life and research collide, the good doctor discovers that the secrets of love and death just may be part of the same fabric.

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The Moment Between

By Gareth Frank 

Reviewed by HeidiLynn's BookReviews

First, I want to thank Gareth J. Frank for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

Dam!! Gareth J. Frank knows how to shock his readers in the first few pages of The Moment Between. Right at the beginning of the book he hooks you and does not let you go in this fast paced read. 

In The Moment Between the one character that pulled on my heart strings the most was Aaron. He was a teenager trying to live life the best he could but he had Epilepsy. His seizures were really bad too. 

One thing I absolutely loved about this book is that all the interesting medical cases Hackett got to see as a Doctor. Some of the cases just blew me away. Like the girl that came in with headaches that was slurring her speech. Turned out she had chiropractic care and he might have manipulated her neck wrong. I love all things medical so this part of the book was right up my alley. 

One aspect that got annoying after a while was the repetition of Hackett kept talking about his late wife Jean. He would compare her to Sarah. He would also feel guilty about being with her. 

Kudos to the graphic designer as this cover is amazing. 

This book is dedicated to all of Gareth’s friends and family who have enriched his life in immeasurable ways and for whom the Moment Between is no longer a theoretical or literary conjecture. He misses you dearly.