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.

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.

[1][2] The book was longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.

[3][4][5][6][7][8] The book was promoted on Sara Cox's BBC talk show Between the Covers as a 'Book of the Week Pick'.