The Secrets of Happiness
Lucy Diamond
Jan 2016 · Pan Macmillan
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The Secrets of Happiness is an extraordinary tale of sisterhood, from Lucy Diamond author of The Beach Cafe.
The best things in life . . . can be just around the corner
Rachel and Becca aren't real sisters, or so they say. They are stepsisters, living far apart, with little in common. Rachel is the successful one: happily married with three children and a big house, plus an impressive career. Artistic Becca, meanwhile, lurches from one dead-end job to another, shares a titchy flat, and has given up on love.
The two of them have lost touch, but when Rachel doesn't come home one night, Becca is called in to help.
Once there, she quickly realizes that her stepsister's life is not so perfect after all: Rachel's handsome husband
has moved out, her children are rebelling, and her glamorous career has taken a nosedive. Worst of all,
nobody seems to have a clue where she might be.
As Becca begins to untangle Rachel's secrets, she is forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about
her own life, and the future seems uncertain.
But sometimes happiness can be found in the most unexpected places . . .
The best things in life . . . can be just around the corner
Rachel and Becca aren't real sisters, or so they say. They are stepsisters, living far apart, with little in common. Rachel is the successful one: happily married with three children and a big house, plus an impressive career. Artistic Becca, meanwhile, lurches from one dead-end job to another, shares a titchy flat, and has given up on love.
The two of them have lost touch, but when Rachel doesn't come home one night, Becca is called in to help.
Once there, she quickly realizes that her stepsister's life is not so perfect after all: Rachel's handsome husband
has moved out, her children are rebelling, and her glamorous career has taken a nosedive. Worst of all,
nobody seems to have a clue where she might be.
As Becca begins to untangle Rachel's secrets, she is forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about
her own life, and the future seems uncertain.
But sometimes happiness can be found in the most unexpected places . . .
Ratings and reviews
4.7
51 reviews
Tom Fowler
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09 August 2016
Relatively readable and in parts some nice dialogue but I found the characters a little unconvincing and two dimensional particularly those more peripheral to the story. The key message was also repetitive and over-emphasised. It felt like the author struggled in turning what was a nice concept into a work of any real weight or power.
Rachael Turner
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30 April 2017
Really enjoyed this story, just kept getting better. Something I think we can all relate to when we need to shout for help.
Julie E
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19 February 2021
what a wonderful story, I really love Lucy Diamond for her heartwarming writing style, the characters you can totally relate to, and the warm and fuzzies her stories leave you with.
About the author
Lucy Diamond lives in Bath with her husband and their three children. She is the the author of Summer at Shell Cottage and The Year of Taking Chances, both of which have been Sunday Times Top Ten bestsellers.
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