{"product_id":"9781474613897","title":"Small Pleasures","description":"\u003cp\u003e1957, south-east suburbs of London.\u003cbr\u003eJean Swinney is a feature writer on a local paper, disappointed in love and - on the brink of forty - living a limited existence with her truculent mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young Swiss 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the more she investigates, the more her life becomes strangely (and not unpleasantly) intertwined with that of the Tilburys: Gretchen herself, her husband Howard - with his dry wit and gentle disposition - and her charming daughter Margaret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut they are the subject of the story Jean is researching for the newspaper, a story that increasingly seems to be causing dark ripples across all their lives. And yet Jean cannot bring herself to discard the chance of finally having a taste of happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there will be a price to pay - and it will be unbearable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Clare+Chambers\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eClare Chambers\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Clare Chambers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378304794787,"sku":"9781474613897","price":335.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781474613897_452eb113-5486-43fe-a9d5-df5bcee49fdd.jpg?v=1776545773","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781474613897","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}