{"product_id":"small-pleasures","title":"Small Pleasures","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003e'A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Perfect' \u003cb\u003eIndia Knight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautiful' \u003cb\u003eJessie Burton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Wonderful' \u003cb\u003eRichard Osman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Miraculous' \u003cb\u003eTracy Chevalier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A very fine novel... Witty and sharp' \u003cb\u003eDavid Nicholls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Every sentence lingers in the mind' \u003cb\u003eLissa Evans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of the most beautiful books I have ever read' \u003cb\u003eLucy Mangan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Gorgeous... I could not recommend it more' \u003cb\u003ePandora Sykes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Remarkable... \u003ci\u003eSmall Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e is no small pleasure' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Irresistible... Wry, perceptive and quietly devastating' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Chambers' eye for undemonstrative details achieves a Larkin-esque lucidity' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An almost flawlessly written tale of grown-up romantic anguish' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1957, the suburbs of South East London\u003c\/b\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the investigation turns her quiet life inside out, Jean is suddenly given an unexpected chance at friendship, love and - possibly - happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there will, inevitably, be a price to pay.\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003ealmost \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eflawlessly written tale\u003c\/b\u003e of genuine, grown-up romantic anguish. Written in prose that is \u003cb\u003eclipped as closely as \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esuburban hedges\u003c\/b\u003e. - THE SUNDAY TIMES\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo twee romance, but a \u003cb\u003equietly compelling novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof duty and desire\u003c\/b\u003e. - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo good it made me want to read her entire backlist!\u003c\/b\u003e - PRIMA\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003ci\u003eSmall Pleasures \u003c\/i\u003eis a sort of meditation on finding moments of joy (a solo cigarette, a melting ice-cream) in a context of wider sadness. - Emma Beddington in the Observer Magazine\u003cbr\u003eClare Chamber's first job after reading English Literature at Hertford College, Oxford, was working for Diana Athill at Andre Deutsch. Clare's first novel UNCERTAIN TERMS was published by Diana at Andre Deutsch in 1992 and she is the author of five other novels.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSMALL PLEASURES, her first work of fiction in ten years, became a word-of-mouth hit on publication and was selected for BBC 2's 'Between the Covers' book club.\r\n                                        ","brand":"Small Pleasures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42286143897791,"sku":"9781474613903","price":25.19,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/HAfRgjcWeFu0F4dSEOk1YvP4M3hRph_6yTRzYhm5WjinGQ_60_60.jpg?v=1679177684","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/small-pleasures","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}