''Small Pleasures'' is a

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written by author Clare Chambers. It was longlisted for the 2021

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, 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

Promotion

The book was promoted on Sara Cox's BBC talk show '' Between the Covers'' as a 'Book of the Week Pick'.

References

{{Reflist 2020 British novels British romance novels Weidenfeld & Nicolson books Fiction set in 1957 Novels set in the 1950s Novels about journalists