The Wedding People meets Beth O'Leary!Maggie May has a lot going for her.A house in Cornwall. A fiancé. A sister.Unfortunately, her fiancé is sleeping with her sister. In her kitchen. Over her table.Ben Jones has his own problems. A lot of them. And a very questionable plan to fix them.When Ben and Maggie meet unexpectedly, they make a deal: five weeks to turn their lives around. And neither of them will do anything stupid in the meantime.Except one of them has been keeping a secret the whole time… It Could Be Worse is a warm, funny and life-affirming novel about grief, terrible decisions, unexpected friendship, and why sometimes the worst night of your life is exactly what you need.