So charming Marian KeyesFrom the highlyacclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES winner of the 2022 British Book Awards PageTurnerWhen aspiring novelist Christopher Flinders drops out of university to write his masterpiece (in between shifts as a fish delivery man and builders mate), his family is sceptical. But when he is taken up by the London editor Owen Goddard and his charming wife Diana it seems success is just around the corner. Christophers life has so far been rather short of charm growing up in an unlovely suburb, with unambitious parents and a semivagrant brother and he is captivated by his generous and cultured mentors. However, on the brink of realising his dream, Christopher makes a desperate misjudgement which results in disaster for all involved. Shattered, he withdraws from London and buries himself in rural Yorkshire, embracing a career and a private life marked by mediocrity. Twenty years on, a young academic researching into Owen Goddard seeks him out, and Christopher is forced to exhume his past, setting him on a path to a lifechanging discovery.Praise for Clare ChambersThoroughly enjoyable and very clever Sunday ExpressEffortless to read, but every sentence lingers in the mind Lissa Evans on Small PleasuresBeautifully observed and achingly funny Woman & Home Chambers eye for undemonstrative details achieves a Larkinesque lucidity Guardian on Small Pleasures Reminds us of the rare pleasure that an intelligent tale with a happy ending brings The Sunday Times

Binding: Paperback;400 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FA; Weight: 400 g; Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 25

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