***Out now: Clare Chambers's new novel Shy Creatures***LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA BBC 2 'BETWEEN THE COVERS' BOOK CLUB PICK'Wonderful' RICHARD OSMAN'Perfect' INDIA KNIGHT'Beautiful' JESSIE BURTON'Witty and sharp' DAVID NICHOLLS1957, the suburbs of south east London. Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local pap...

"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences, filled with moments that are somehow restrained and astute and gorgeously written all at the same time."—Holly Gramazio, bestselling author of The Husbands“Infinitely moving, quirky, acutely observed and beautifully written...Confirms Clare Chambers as one of our most talented writers."--The GuardianAn alluring literary mystery full of secrets and...

From the author of bestselling sensation Small Pleasures comes an extraordinary story of love, family and the joy of freedom.'Clare Chambers is a genius' INDIA KNIGHT'Just as good - if not better - than Small Pleasures' INDEPENDENT'As compelling as you want fiction to be' SUNDAY TIMES'One of our most talented authors' GUARDIAN

'So charming' Marian KeyesFrom the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - winner of the 2022 British Book Awards Page-TurnerWhen aspiring novelist Christopher Flinders drops out of university to write his masterpiece (in between shifts as a fish delivery man and builder's 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 jus...

Fr****om the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - winner of the 2022 British Book Awards Page-TurnerWithout even noticing, Esther Fairchild has become locked into routine.Living with her adored brother, Christian, she divides her time between illustrating children's books, nightly shifts as a waitress, weekly visits to her father and fortnightly meetings with her married lover.Then one day she encou...

From the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - winner of the 2022 British Book Awards.On the brink of forty, newly single with a failed business, Philip thought he had reached an all-time low. . .It only needed a discarded chip on a South London street to lay him literally flat. So, bedbound and bored, Philip naturally starts to write the story of his life.But between the mundane catalogue of seaside holidays and bod...

Fr****om the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - winner of the 2022 British Book Awards Page-TurnerAbigail Jex never expected to see any of the Radley household again.The Radley's were extraordinary, captivating creatures transplanted from a bohemian corner of North London to outer suburbia, and the young Abigail found herself drawn into their magic circle: the eccentric Frances, her new best friend; Franc...

«Un libro molto bello…Brillante e acuto». David Nicholls «Meraviglioso». Tracy Chevalier Londra, 1957. La guerra e le sue privazioni sono passate solo da un decennio e i danni delle bombe sono ancora visibili nel paesaggio londinese. Sulle pagine del North Kent Echo, un piccolo giornale locale, appare un giorno un trafiletto che parla dei progressi negli studi sulla partenogenesi: gli esperimenti compiuti su ricci di mare, rane e conigli fanno ipotizzare c...

From the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - WINNER of the 2022 British Book Awards Page-Turner.In 1976, four students took a trip to the desert. Now the repercussions of that fateful summer are coming back to haunt them...And repercussions are exactly what Guy doesn't need. His wife, Jane, is moving swiftly from slightly eccentric to downright peculiar, their three-year-old daughter seems set on destroyin...

Wann hast du dich das letzte Mal richtig gesehen gefühlt?Helens Hansford ist alles andere als eine konventionelle Frau – erst recht für die Sechzigerjahre. Unter der Woche hilft sie Patienten in einer modernen Klinik durch Kunst zur Rehabilitation, an den Wochenenden versucht sie, die Affäre mit ihrem charismatischen Kollegen Dr. Gil Rudden zu retten. Dass Gil seine Frau und Kinder nicht verlassen will, macht Helen anfangs nicht aus. Schließlich ist sie doch jung, ...

'A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT' Evening Standard'Perfect' India Knight'Beautiful' Jessie Burton'Wonderful' Richard Osman'Miraculous' Tracy Chevalier'A very fine novel... Witty and sharp' David Nicholls'Every sentence lingers in the mind' Lissa Evans'One of the most beautiful books I have ever read' Lucy Mangan

London, 1957. Jean Swinney is 39 en schrijft – als enige vrouw – voor de plaatselijke krant, maar verder is haar wereldje klein en benauwend. Als Jean van de krant de opdracht krijgt om de bewering van ene Gretchen Tilbury te onderzoeken dat haar dochter Margaret het gevolg is van een onbevlekte ontvangenis, leidt dat tot een verrassende wending van haar leven.Want hoe meer ze zich verdiept in het leven van Gretchen en haar gezin, hoe meer ze bij hen betrokken raakt. Jean raakt bev...