Small Pleasures
 First edition | |
| Author | Clare Chambers |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | |
| Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Publication date | 2020 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 343 |
| ISBN | 978-1474613880 |
| 823.92 | |
Small Pleasures is a historical romance novel written by author Clare Chambers. It was longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction , and featured on the BBC's talk show Between the Covers as a Book of the Week Pick.
Plot
[edit]Set in 1957, the novel follows Jean Swinney, journalist for a local newspaper who investigates the claim of a woman who says her daughter was the result of a virgin birth.[1][2]
Awards and nominations
[edit]The book was longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Promotion
[edit]The book was promoted on Sara Cox's BBC talk show Between the Covers as a 'Book of the Week Pick'.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Chambers, Clare (9 January 2020). Small Pleasures. ISBN 9781474613910.
- ^ a b "Between the Covers Series 1: Episode 5". BBC iPlayer. 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Small Pleasures". Women's Prize for Fiction. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Badkar 2021-03-11T19:06:19Z, Aleesha (11 March 2021). "This year's Women's Prize for Fiction longlist features inspiring and important books to read this year". Woman and Home Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Sutton, Megan (11 March 2021). "Women's Prize for Fiction's 2021 longlist has been announced". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "The Women's Prize for Fiction longlist has been unveiled". The Independent. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Lett, Danielle (20 March 2021). "Revealed: 2021's Women's Prize for Fiction longlist". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "I read every novel on the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist - this is what I thought of each one". inews.co.uk. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.