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Freedom and Equality explores foundational concepts for liberalism and feminism. Clare Chambers argues that the doctrines are compatible, but feminism is necessary because liberalism has been incapable of securing gender equality and women's liberation alone.

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**A BEAUTIFUL HARDBACK SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING RECIPES AND AN EXCLUSIVE Q&A, WITH THE AUTHOR** **THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT** 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 paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappoi...

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»Ein grandioser Roman... Witzig und scharfsichtig.« David Nicholls 1957, im Su¿dwesten von London. Jean Swinney geht auf die Vierzig zu und ist Redakteurin bei einer lokalen Tageszeitung. Von der Liebe enttäuscht, lebt sie ein unscheinbares Leben gemeinsam bei ihrer halsstarrigen Mutter. Als eine junge Frau sich bei der Zeitung meldet und behauptet, ihre Tochter sei das Ergebnis einer unbefleckten Empfängnis, wird Jean mit der Erforschung...

A must-read for psychotherapists, doctors and everyone else who enjoys connecting ideas' Philippa Perry'Compassionate and challenging, warmly human and coolly rigorous. . . I am now thinking afresh about how I live in my own body, in a world where, as Clare Chambers argues, nobody's body is ever allowed to be good enough, just as it is' Timandra HarknessWhat would it take for your body to be good enough?The pressure to change our bodies is ove...

In the best tradition of Tessa Hadley, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Ann Patchett—an astonishing, keenly observed period piece about an ordinary British woman in the 1950s whose dutiful life takes a sudden turn into a pitched battle between propriety and unexpected passion."With wit and dry humor...quietly affecting in unexpected ways. Chambers' language is beautiful, achieving what only the most skilled writers can: big pleasure wrought from small deta...

In an age of social media and selfies, of pixel-perfect pictures and surgically-enhanced celebrities, the pressure to change our bodies can often seem overwhelming. We are told we should conceal the signs of ageing and get our bodies back after pregnancy. We ought to perfect our complexions, build our biceps, trim our waistlines, cure our disabilities, conceal our quirks. More than ever before, we should contort our physical selves to prejudic...

Jean Swinney, gefangen in einem kleinen, von Pflichterfüllung geprägten Leben, arbeitet als Redakteurin in einer lokalen Zeitung. Als sie mit der Recherche eines spektakulären Falls beauftragt wird, kommt sie mit etwas in Berührung, das sie nicht mehr für möglich gehalten hatte: Freundschaft, Liebe – und Glück. Doch dieses Glück steht im Konflikt zu ihrem Auftrag als Ermittlerin ... »Keine kitschige Liebesgeschichte, sondern ein auf leise Art...

When 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.

Now available in the US—the dark horse literary novel that has taken Britain by storm! In the best tradition of Tessa Hadley, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Ann Patchett—an astonishing, keenly observed period piece about an ordinary British woman in the 1950s whose dutiful life takes a sudden turn into a pitched battle between propriety and unexpected passion. LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA BEST BOOK OF 2020 PICK: Daily Telegraph, Sunday T...

A perceptive and moving story of friendship and love, from the author of )Uncertain Terms( and )Back Trouble(.

The 21st century heir to Jane Austen, Barbara Pym and Elizabeth Taylor, Small Pleasures is both gripping and a huge delight' Amanda Craig, author of The Lie of the Land1957, south-east suburbs of London, Jean 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: a small life from which there is no likelihood of escape, When a young Swiss woman, Gre...

The 21st century heir to Jane Austen, Barbara Pym and Elizabeth Taylor. Small Pleasures is both gripping and a huge delight' Amanda Craig, author of The Lie of the Land1957, south-east suburbs of London. Jean 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: a small life from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young Swiss woman, Gre...

The glorious literary equivalent of pulling the duvet over your head... If you admire Tessa Hadley or Anne Tyler (and there are shades of Barbara Pym too), then this is one for you' BOOKSELLER, BOOK OF THE MONTH 'The 21st century heir to Jane Austen, Barbara Pym and Elizabeth Taylor' AMANDA CRAIG, AUTHOR OF THE LIE OF THE LAND'Will draw you in from the first page and keep you gripped until the very end'RUTH HOGAN, AUTHOR OF THE KEEPER OF LOST ...