‘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 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
‘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
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Reviews
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
Gloriously romantic
[A] warm hug of a novel . . . an engaging and colourful read
Lucy brings us another novel full of hope
This was hard to put down
Funny and heart-warming storytelling. It's a touching, feelgood story to escape into, full of love, hope and joy
Funny and heartwarming
Told across two timelines, the characters are well drawn in this uplifting story of quirks, fate and second chances
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!
A sweet and tender tale about second chances and love
A lovely uplifting love story
Funny, heart-warming
Anything Could Happen is a wonderful read - the twists and turns of the story meant I couldn't put it down
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
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
The book we all need - full of escapism and beautiful places, fabulous characters, romance, hope and kindness
A feel-good, uplifting book
A wonderful book about the What Ifs of love and loss, so real and of course so blooming romantic
Romantic, uplifting and a total joy
A beautiful story of what might have been and living in the moment
Lucy Diamond's captivating story explores missed opportunities and uplifting possibilities through one mother and daughter's life-changing journey
A warm, wise, funny and uplifting novel about love, second chances and the unexpected and extraordinary paths life can take us down
Warm, tender, but also funny, this is brilliant
A captivating, humorous and warm-hearted story elevated to must-read status
This had a perfect ending
This warm, wise novel is packed full of extraordinary surprises
Lovely!
A perfect rainy day read
[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
Expertly written, an entire cast of characters to love, and brimming with humour and hope - this book is a joy to escape into