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It Might Never Happen

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

It Might Never Happen

Contributors:

By (Author) Emily Slapper

ISBN:

9780008629175

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HQ

Publication Date:

1st January 2026

UK Publication Date:

11th September 2025

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Modern and Contemporary romance
Family life fiction / Stories about family
Narrative theme: coming of age
Narrative theme: love / relationships
Narrative theme: health and illness
Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction
Narrative theme: identity / belonging

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

352

Dimensions:

Width 159mm, Height 240mm, Spine 25mm

Weight:

270g

Description

A raw, astute and painfully relatable novel about the relationships that shape us and the relationship we have with ourselves, from the author of Everyone I Know is Dying.


Noa is desperate to be loved. More than anything else more than her studies, more than her job, her friends, her family she wants to belong to someone. And she knows if this can happen, if someone will just choose her, shell finally be happy.

Elliot is terrified. Terrified about what will happen to his brother, Willy, if he isnt there to keep him safe. Terrified that his friends will find out that he doesnt have any of his own opinions. Terrified that the girl he loves will realise he isnt a real person.

When they meet, Noa and Elliot have an immediate connection. And each of them hopes their great love might be enough to quiet the voices that tell them theyre not enough. But is it possible to love another person when you have no idea how to love yourself

It Might Never Happen is a beautiful, painful, brutally relatable novel about the ways that love tears us apart, again and again. About fearing for the worst and how we pick ourselves up when it happens.

Author Bio

Emily Slapper grew up in Northampton before studying Cinema and Photography at the University of Leeds.

After graduating she moved to London to work in advertising whilst hoping to one day become a screenwriter. But wanting to write films turned into wanting to write books and so she started a Creative Writing MA at Royal Holloway.

In her spare time she loves walking around South East London with her dog, Tina.

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