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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...
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It Might Never Happen
Look at these two. They have been sure that their fate is in their own hands – they have been desperate to believe this – and now they are learning it is not.
The ending is a pivotal moment in their story.
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A captivating and lyrical literary love story for 2025 from the author of Everyone I Know is Dying
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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, she’ll finally be happy.
Elliot is terrified. Terrified about what will happen to his brother, Willy, if he isn’t there to keep him safe. Terrified that his friends will find out that he doesn’t have any of his own opinions. Terrified that the girl he loves will realise he isn’t 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 they’re 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.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780008629182
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HQ
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 440g
Pages: 352
About the Author
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. Everyone I Know is Dying is her debut novel. In her spare time she loves walking around South East London with her dog, Tina.
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