{"product_id":"small-pleasures-clare-chambers-9781399620833","title":"Small Pleasures","description":"Pre-Order SHY CREATURES: the unforgettable new novel about love, family and freedom from award-winning author of SMALL PLEASURES, Clare Chambers\nCOMING AUGUST 2024\n***\nA BEAUTIFUL HARDBACK SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING RECIPES AND AN EXCLUSIVE Q\u0026amp;A WITH THE AUTHOR\nTHE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE BOOK LOVER IN YOUR LIFE\nLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION\nA BBC 2 'BETWEEN THE COVERS' BOOK CLUB PICK\n'Wonderful' RICHARD OSMAN\n'Perfect' INDIA KNIGHT\n 'Beautiful' JESSIE BURTON\n 'Witty and sharp' DAVID NICHOLLS\n1957, 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.\n'Gorgeous . . . I could not recommend it more' PANDORA SYKES\n 'Remarkable . . . Small Pleasures is no small pleasure' THE TIMES\n 'Irresistible . . . wry, perceptive and quietly devastating' MAIL ON SUNDAY","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51034809696544,"sku":"9781399620833","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781399620833.jpg?v=1781230781","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/small-pleasures-clare-chambers-9781399620833","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}