Small Pleasures
{{Short description|Novel}}
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| publisher = Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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| pages = 343
| isbn = 978-1474613880
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Small Pleasures is a historical romance novel written by author Clare Chambers. It was longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction, 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.{{Cite book|url=https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/clare-chambers-2/small-pleasures/9781474613910/|title=Small Pleasures|date=2020-01-09|isbn=9781474613910 |language=en-US|last1=Chambers |first1=Clare }}
Awards and nominations
The book was longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.{{Cite web|title=Small Pleasures|url=https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/features/book/small-pleasures|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Women's Prize for Fiction}}{{Cite web|last=Badkar 2021-03-11T19:06:19Z|first=Aleesha|date=2021-03-11|title=This year's Women's Prize for Fiction longlist features inspiring and important books to read this year|url=https://www.womanandhome.com/life/books/this-years-womens-prize-for-fiction-longlist-features-inspiring-and-important-books-to-read-this-year/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Woman and Home Magazine}}{{Cite web|last=Sutton|first=Megan|date=2021-03-11|title=Women's Prize for Fiction's 2021 longlist has been announced|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/editors-choice-book-reviews/a35805017/womens-prize-for-fictions-2021-longlist/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Good Housekeeping|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2021-03-10|title=The Women's Prize for Fiction longlist has been unveiled|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/womens-prize-for-fiction-longlist-2021-b1815397.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Lett|first=Danielle|date=2021-03-20|title=Revealed: 2021's Women's Prize for Fiction longlist|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/revealed-2021-womens-prize-for-fiction-longlist-7829128|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Eastern Daily Press|language=en-UK}}{{Cite web|date=2021-04-26|title=I read every novel on the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist - this is what I thought of each one|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/womens-prize-for-fiction-longlist-shortlist-2021-972967|access-date=2021-06-26|website=inews.co.uk|language=en}}
Promotion
The book was promoted on Sara Cox's BBC talk show Between the Covers as a 'Book of the Week Pick'.{{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Between the Covers Series 1: Episode 5|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000n7sj/between-the-covers-series-1-episode-5|website=BBC iPlayer}}