diff --git a/reader.go b/reader.go
index 32aa4bc..7a86c19 100644
--- a/reader.go
+++ b/reader.go
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ type CsvReader struct {
 	// fileBaseName is the base name of the file extracted from filePath.
 	// Is used in logging.
 	fileBaseName string
+	// LazyQuotes is a flag used to allow quotes in an unquoted field and non-doubled quotes
+	// in a quoted field
+	LazyQuotes bool
 }
 
 // New instantiates a new CsvReader object with some default fields preset.
@@ -202,6 +205,7 @@ func (cr *CsvReader) readBetweenOffsetsAsync(
 	csvReader := csv.NewReader(bytesReader)
 	csvReader.Comma = cr.ColumnsDelimiter
 	csvReader.FieldsPerRecord = cr.ColumnsCount
+	csvReader.LazyQuotes = cr.LazyQuotes
 
 ForLoop:
 	for {
diff --git a/reader_test.go b/reader_test.go
index 08830c7..d6dcfe5 100644
--- a/reader_test.go
+++ b/reader_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func TestCsvReader(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("context is canceled", testCsvReaderWithContextCanceled)
 	t.Run("invalid row", testCsvReaderWithInvalidRow)
 	t.Run("small buffer size", testCsvReaderWithSmallBufferSize)
+	t.Run("quotes in unquoted field", testCsvReaderWithLazyQuotes)
 }
 
 func testCsvReaderByHeader(withHeader bool) func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -180,6 +181,49 @@ func testCsvReaderWithDifferentFileSizesAndMaxGoroutines(rowsCount int64) func(t
 	}
 }
 
+func testCsvReaderWithLazyQuotes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// arrange
+	subject := bigcsvreader.New()
+	subject.SetFilePath("testdata/file_with_quote_in_unquoted_field.csv")
+	subject.ColumnsCount = 3
+	subject.FileHasHeader = false
+	subject.LazyQuotes = true
+
+	expectedRecords := [][]string{
+		{"1", "John \"The Bomb\" Miguel", "33"},
+		{"2", "Jane", "30"},
+		{"3", "Mike", "18"},
+		{"4", "Ronaldinho", "23"},
+		{"5", "Elisabeth", "45"},
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancelCtx := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
+	defer cancelCtx()
+
+	// act
+	rowsChans, errsChan := subject.Read(ctx)
+	records, err := gatherRecords(rowsChans, errsChan)
+
+	// assert
+	assertNil(t, err)
+	assertEqual(t, len(expectedRecords), len(records))
+	for _, expectedRecord := range expectedRecords {
+		found := false
+		for _, record := range records {
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(expectedRecord, record) {
+				found = true
+
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("record '%v' was expected to be found, but was not", expectedRecord)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func testCsvReaderWithInvalidRow(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/testdata/file_with_quote_in_unquoted_field.csv b/testdata/file_with_quote_in_unquoted_field.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16bc9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/file_with_quote_in_unquoted_field.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+1,John "The Bomb" Miguel,33
+2,"Jane",30
+3,"Mike",18
+4,"Ronaldinho",23
+5,Elisabeth,45
\ No newline at end of file