On a Beautiful Day
The perfect festive read for 2025, set in Manchester about friendship and love
Published on 15. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-1-0350-7413-6 (ISBN)
Description
'A new Lucy Diamond book is one of the happiest highlights of my calendar' Katie Fforde
It's a beautiful day in Manchester and four friends are meeting for a birthday lunch. But then they witness a shocking accident just metres away, which acts as a catalyst for each of them.
For Laura, it's a wake-up call to heed the ticking of her biological clock. Sensible Jo finds herself throwing caution to the wind in a new relationship. Eve, who has been trying to ignore the worrying lump in her breast, feels helpless and out of control. And happy-go-lucky India is drawn to one of the victims of the accident, causing long-buried secrets to rise to the surface.
On a Beautiful Day is a novel about the startling and unexpected turns life can take. It's about luck - good and bad - and about finding bravery and resilience when your world is in turmoil. Above all, it's about friendship, togetherness and hope.
Praise for Lucy Diamond:
'A hugely satisfying read' Heat
'Warm, witty and wise' Daily Mail
It's a beautiful day in Manchester and four friends are meeting for a birthday lunch. But then they witness a shocking accident just metres away, which acts as a catalyst for each of them.
For Laura, it's a wake-up call to heed the ticking of her biological clock. Sensible Jo finds herself throwing caution to the wind in a new relationship. Eve, who has been trying to ignore the worrying lump in her breast, feels helpless and out of control. And happy-go-lucky India is drawn to one of the victims of the accident, causing long-buried secrets to rise to the surface.
On a Beautiful Day is a novel about the startling and unexpected turns life can take. It's about luck - good and bad - and about finding bravery and resilience when your world is in turmoil. Above all, it's about friendship, togetherness and hope.
Praise for Lucy Diamond:
'A hugely satisfying read' Heat
'Warm, witty and wise' Daily Mail
Reviews / Votes
Full of emotion and insight - it really makes you think -- Katie Fforde, bestselling author of <i>A Summer at Sea</i> You can feel the warmth lifting from the pages as you turn them. Loved it. -- Milly Johnson, bestselling author of <i>The Queen of Wishful Thinking</i> A beautiful, life-affirming novel * The Sun * Praise for the The House of New Beginnings: Seamless, engaging, believable, fun and heartfelt. * Heat *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-7413-6 (9781035074136)
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Person
Lucy Diamond lives in Bath with her husband and their three children. She has written many bestselling novels, including The Secrets of Happiness, Summer at Shell Cottage and The Year of Taking Chances.