Small Pleasures - The stunning new edition of the joyful bestseller

Pre-Order the new novel from Clare Chambers

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An unforgettable new novel about love, family and freedom from the award-winning author of Small Pleasures

COMING AUGUST 2024

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A BEAUTIFUL HARDBACK SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING RECIPES AND AN EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH THE AUTHOR
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE BOOK LOVER IN YOUR LIFE

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION
A BBC 2 ''BETWEEN THE COVERS'' BOOK CLUB PICK

''Wonderful'' RICHARD OSMAN
''Perfect'' INDIA KNIGHT
''Beautiful'' JESSIE BURTON
''Witty and sharp'' DAVID NICHOLLS

1957, 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