Out now Clare Chamberss new novel Shy Creatures LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTIONA BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICKWonderful RICHARD OSMANPerfect INDIA KNIGHTBeautiful JESSIE BURTONWitty and sharp DAVID NICHOLLS1957, 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.Gorgeous . . . I could not recommend it more PANDORA SYKESRemarkable . . . Small Pleasures is no small pleasure THE TIMESIrresistible . . . wry, perceptive and quietly devastating MAIL ON SUNDAY

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