{"product_id":"9781474613903","title":"Small Pleasures : Longlisted for the Womens Prize for Fiction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Chambers, Clare \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 April 2021 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 197 x 26 | 264g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT Evening Standard  A very fine book... Its witty and sharp and reads like something by Barbara Pym or Anita Brookner, without ever feeling like a pasticheDavid NichollsPerfectIndia Knight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful Jessie BurtonWonderfulRichard Osman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  MiraculousTracy Chevalier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A wonderful novel. I loved itNina Stibbe  Effortless to read, but every sentence lingers in the mind Lissa Evans  This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I honestly dont want you to be without itLucy ManganGorgeous... If youre looking for something escapist and bittersweet, I could not recommend more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePandora SykesRemarkable... Small Pleasures is no small pleasureThe TimesAn irresistible novel - wry, perceptive and quietly devastatingMail on SundayChambers eye for undemonstrative details achieves a Larkin-esque lucidity GuardianAn almost flawlessly written tale of genuine, grown-up romantic anguish The Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1957, 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. But there will, inevitably, be a price to pay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook of the Year for: The Times, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Daily Express, Metro, Spectator, Red Magazine and Good Housekeeping\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40710455656583,"sku":"9781474613903","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/products\/9781474613903.jpg?v=1710423522","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781474613903","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}