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Anything Could Happen
- Author
- Lucy Diamond
- Narrator
- Sally Phillips
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 14 December 2021
- Run Time
- 10 hours 46 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
'A charmingly escapist read ... a tonic for trying times' Daily Mail
'A captivating, humorous and warm-hearted story elevated to must-read status' Heat
'I couldn't put it down' Jill Mansell
'The book we all need - full of escapism, romance, hope and kindness' Milly Johnson
Your big secret is out. What next?
For Lara and her daughter Eliza, it has always been just the two of them. But when Eliza turns eighteen and wants to connect with her father, Lara is forced to admit a secret that she has been keeping from her daughter her whole life.
Eliza needs answers - and so does Lara. Their journey to the truth will take them on a road trip across England and eventually to New York, where it all began. Dreams might have been broken and opportunities missed, but there are still surprises in store...
Anything Could Happen is a warm, wise, funny and uplifting novel about love, second chances and the unexpected and extraordinary paths life can take us down.
'Captivating' Woman & Home
'Tender, bittersweet and funny' Veronica Henry
'Perfect' Prima
'A star-crossed lovers story with so much heart and humour' Fiona Palmer
'Full of extraordinary surprises' Woman's Own
'A feel-good, uplifting book' Sheila O'Flanagan
'Lovely!' Hello!
'Romantic, uplifting and a total joy' Heidi Swain
'A perfect rainy day read' Bella
'Brimming with humour and hope - this book is a joy to escape into' Cathy Bramley
'A wonderful book about the What Ifs of love and loss' Laura Kemp
(P)2021 Quercus Editions Limited
Critics Review
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Star-crossed lovers, long-held secrets and second chances make for a charmingly escapist read . . . Taking in family life, reinvention and the allure of lost love, it's a tonic for trying times
Daily Mail
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Funny and heart-warming storytelling. It's a touching, feelgood story to escape into, full of love, hope and joy
Sunday Express
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Warm, tender, but also funny, this is brilliant
The Sun
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A captivating, humorous and warm-hearted story elevated to must-read status
Heat
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This had a perfect ending
Prima
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This warm, wise novel is packed full of extraordinary surprises
Woman's Own
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Gloriously romantic
The Sun
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Anything Could Happen is a wonderful read - the twists and turns of the story meant I couldn't put it down
Jill Mansell
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A feel-good, uplifting book
Sheila O'Flanagan
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The book we all need - full of escapism and beautiful places, fabulous characters, romance, hope and kindness
Milly Johnson
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Lucy brings us another novel full of hope
My Weekly
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Tender, bittersweet and funny, Lucy Diamond is brilliant about love in all its guises and the mistakes we make. A truly touching love story for our times
Veronica Henry
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A star-crossed lovers story with so much heart and humour. Lucy has a way of dropping you into the heart and minds of her characters. I couldn't put it down
Fiona Palmer
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A wonderful book about the What Ifs of love and loss, so real and of course so blooming romantic
Laura Kemp
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This was hard to put down
Yours
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Romantic, uplifting and a total joy
Heidi Swain
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A beautiful story of what might have been and living in the moment
Penny Parkes
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Lucy Diamond's captivating story explores missed opportunities and uplifting possibilities through one mother and daughter's life-changing journey
Woman & Home
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A warm, wise, funny and uplifting novel about love, second chances and the unexpected and extraordinary paths life can take us down
Mummy Pages
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Lovely!
Hello!
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A perfect rainy day read
Bella
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[A] warm hug of a novel . . . what Diamond does so well in Anything Could Happen is make you really root for the characters - and perhaps even examine your own life choices. [An] engaging and colourful read
Press Association
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Expertly written, an entire cast of characters to love, and brimming with humour and hope - this book is a joy to escape into
Cathy Bramley
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[A] warm hug of a novel . . . an engaging and colourful read
Irish News
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Funny and heartwarming
Daily Record
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Told across two timelines, the characters are well drawn in this uplifting story of quirks, fate and second chances
Choice
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Rom coms are being reinvented with an uplifting twist in this mother-daughter adventure that's all about taking chances and the connections we make in life . . . warm, wise and funny, this book about second chances is the perfect wholesome read for this spring!
SHEmazing!
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A sweet and tender tale about second chances and love
Best
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A lovely uplifting love story
Platinum magazine
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Funny, heart-warming
Choice
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Details
- Author
- Lucy Diamond
- Narrator
- Sally Phillips
- Duration
- 10 hours 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 December 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529419641
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance
Synopsis
'Warm, tender, but also funny, this is brilliant' The Sun'A charmingly escapist read ... a tonic for trying times' Daily Mail'A captivating, humorous and warm-hearted story elevated to must-read status' Heat'I couldn't put it down' Jill Mansell'The book we all need - full of escapism, romance, hope and kindness' Milly JohnsonYour big secret is out. What next?For Lara and her daughter Eliza, it has always been just the two of them. But when Eliza turns eighteen and wants to connect with her father, Lara is forced to admit a secret that she has been keeping from her daughter her whole life.Eliza needs answers - and so does Lara. Their journey to the truth will take them on a road trip across England and eventually to New York, where it all began. Dreams might have been broken and opportunities missed, but there are still surprises in store...Anything Could Happen is a warm, wise, funny and uplifting novel about love, second chances and the unexpected and extraordinary paths life can take us down.'Captivating' Woman & Home'Tender, bittersweet and funny' Veronica Henry'Perfect' Prima'A star-crossed lovers story with so much heart and humour' Fiona Palmer'Full of extraordinary surprises' Woman's Own'A feel-good, uplifting book' Sheila O'Flanagan'Lovely!' Hello!'Romantic, uplifting and a total joy' Heidi Swain'A perfect rainy day read' Bella'Brimming with humour and hope - this book is a joy to escape into' Cathy Bramley'A wonderful book about the What Ifs of love and loss' Laura Kemp(P)2021 Quercus Editions Limited
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