Small Pleasures

Pre-Order SHY CREATURES: the unforgettable new novel about love, family and freedom from award-winning author of SMALL PLEASURES, Clare ChambersCOMING AUGUST 2024***A BEAUTIFUL HARDBACK SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING RECIPES AND AN EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH THE AUTHORTHE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE BOOK LOVER IN YOUR LIFELONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN\'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA BBC 2 \'BETWEEN THE COVERS\' BOOK CLUB PICK\'Wonderful\' RICHARD OSMAN\'Perfect\' INDIA KNIGHT \'Beautiful\' JESSIE BURTON \'Witty and sharp\' DAVID NICHOLLS1957, the suburbs of south east London. Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappointment from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud. As the investigation turns her quiet life inside out, Jean is suddenly given an unexpected chance at friendship, love and - possibly - happiness.\'Gorgeous . . . I could not recommend it more\' PANDORA SYKES \'Remarkable . . . Small Pleasures is no small pleasure\' THE TIMES \'Irresistible . . . wry, perceptive and quietly devastating\' MAIL ON SUNDAY Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0213, Διαστάσεις: 15.6x15.6cm