It's December 1963 when Billy Hopkins and his wife Laura arrive home in Manchester after five years in Africa. The world they left behind has changed beyond recognition: now it's the swinging sixties. But Billy's less concerned about the impact of modern society on his family than about the welfare of his increasingly forgetful father and about the daily (and sometimes exquisitely humorous) challenges he faces as a college lecturer. But when the four junior Hopkins start to choose their own unexpected paths in life Billy finds it harder than usual to see the funny side of things. Anything Goes brings readers close to a warm and loving family who somehow get through all their ups and downs without ever losing their sense of humour.