''Small Pleasures'' is a
historical
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romance novel
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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
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.
Awards and nominations
The book was longlisted for the 2021
Women's Prize for Fiction.
Promotion
The book was promoted on Sara Cox's BBC talk show
Between The Covers as a 'Book of the Week Pick'.
References
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2020 British novels
British romance novels
Weidenfeld & Nicolson books
Fiction set in 1957
Novels set in the 1950s
Novels about journalists