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Small Pleasures – Longlisted for the 2021 Women`s Prize for Fiction

Longlisted for the 2021 Women`s Prize for Fiction”Beautiful” Jessie Burton”Wonderful” Richard Osman “A wonderful novel. I loved it” Nina Stibbe “This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I honestly don`t want you to be without it” Lucy Mangan”Gorgeous… If you`re looking for something escapist and bittersweet, I could not recommend more” Pandora Sykes”Remarkable… `Small Pleasures` is no small pleasure” The Times1957, 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.