So Late in the Day

From the bestselling author, Claire Keegan, a n exquisitely written story which finds an unsatisfied man on his bus journey home reflect on the love that got away. AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A DUA LIPA BOOK CLUB PICK 'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' The Times 'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' Hilary Mantel 'Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm Tóibín After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently. All evening, with only the television and a bottle of champagne for company, thoughts of this woman and others intrude - and the true significance of this particular date is revealed. From one of the finest writers working today, Keegan's new story asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women. Claire Keegan's book So Late in the Day was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 02-09-2023 -------- Readers love So Late in the Day: ' You'll finish this novella in one sitting, but you will be hooked to the author for life!' ' Claire Keegan is a master of the English language and able to conjure so much in so little.' ' Keegan is a genius.' 'All her stories are little gems to brighten the way.' 'You can see everything that Claire describes so clearly, her writing is mesmerising.' 'Keegan really does know how to capture the imagination of readers.'

From the bestselling author, Claire Keegan, an exquisitely written story which finds an unsatisfied man on his bus journey home reflect on the love that got away. AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A DUA LIPA BOOK CLUB PICK 'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' The Times 'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' Hilary Mantel 'Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm Tóibín After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently. All evening, with only the television and a bottle of champagne for company, thoughts of this woman and others intrude - and the true significance of this particular date is revealed. From one of the finest writers working today, Keegan's new story asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women. Claire Keegan's book So Late in the Day was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 02-09-2023 -------- Readers love So Late in the Day: ????? 'You'll finish this novella in one sitting, but you will be hooked to the author for life!' ????? 'Claire Keegan is a master of the English language and able to conjure so much in so little.' ????? 'Keegan is a genius.' ????? 'All her stories are little gems to brighten the way.' ????? 'You can see everything that Claire describes so clearly, her writing is mesmerising.' ????? 'Keegan really does know how to capture the imagination of readers.'

From the bestselling author, Claire Keegan, a n exquisitely written story which finds an unsatisfied man on his bus journey home reflect on the love that got away. AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A DUA LIPA BOOK CLUB PICK 'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' The Times 'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' Hilary Mantel 'Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm Tóibín After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently. All evening, with only the television and a bottle of champagne for company, thoughts of this woman and others intrude - and the true significance of this particular date is revealed. From one of the finest writers working today, Keegan's new story asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women. Claire Keegan's book So Late in the Day was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 02-09-2023 -------- Readers love So Late in the Day: ' You'll finish this novella in one sitting, but you will be hooked to the author for life!' ' Claire Keegan is a master of the English language and able to conjure so much in so little.' ' Keegan is a genius.' 'All her stories are little gems to brighten the way.' 'You can see everything that Claire describes so clearly, her writing is mesmerising.' 'Keegan really does know how to capture the imagination of readers.'

From the bestselling author, Claire Keegan, a n exquisitely written story which finds an unsatisfied man on his bus journey home reflect on the love that got away. AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A DUA LIPA BOOK CLUB PICK 'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' The Times 'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' Hilary Mantel 'Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm Tóibín After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently. All evening, with only the television and a bottle of champagne for company, thoughts of this woman and others intrude - and the true significance of this particular date is revealed. From one of the finest writers working today, Keegan's new story asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women. Claire Keegan's book So Late in the Day was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 02-09-2023 -------- Readers love So Late in the Day: ' You'll finish this novella in one sitting, but you will be hooked to the author for life!' ' Claire Keegan is a master of the English language and able to conjure so much in so little.' ' Keegan is a genius.' 'All her stories are little gems to brighten the way.' 'You can see everything that Claire describes so clearly, her writing is mesmerising.' 'Keegan really does know how to capture the imagination of readers.'

A Dua Lipa Service95 Book Club Pick From Booker Prize Finalist and bestselling author of "pitch perfect" ( Boston Globe ) Small Things Like These , comes a triptych of stories about love, lust, betrayal, and the ever-intriguing interchanges between women and men. Celebrated for her powerful short fiction, considered "among the form's most masterful practitioners" ( New York Times ), Claire Keegan now gifts us three exquisite stories, newly revised and expanded, together forming a brilliant examination of gender dynamics and an arc from Keegan's earliest to her most recent work. In So Late in the Day , Cathal faces a long weekend as his mind agitates over a woman with whom he could have spent his life, had he behaved differently; in The Long and Painful Death , a writer's arrival at the seaside home of Heinrich B?ll for a residency is disrupted by an academic who imposes his presence and opinions; and in Antarctica , a married woman travels out of town to see what it's like to sleep with another man and ends up in the grip of a possessive stranger. Each story probes the dynamics that corrupt what could be between women and men: a lack of generosity, the weight of expectation, the looming threat of violence. Potent, charged, and breathtakingly insightful, these three essential tales will linger with readers long after the book is closed.

A Dua Lipa Service95 Book Club Pick From Booker Prize Finalist and bestselling author of "pitch perfect" ( Boston Globe ) Small Things Like These , comes a triptych of stories about love, lust, betrayal, and the ever-intriguing interchanges between women and men. Celebrated for her powerful short fiction, considered "among the form's most masterful practitioners" ( New York Times ), Claire Keegan now gifts us three exquisite stories, newly revised and expanded, together forming a brilliant examination of gender dynamics and an arc from Keegan's earliest to her most recent work. In So Late in the Day , Cathal faces a long weekend as his mind agitates over a woman with whom he could have spent his life, had he behaved differently; in The Long and Painful Death , a writer's arrival at the seaside home of Heinrich B?ll for a residency is disrupted by an academic who imposes his presence and opinions; and in Antarctica , a married woman travels out of town to see what it's like to sleep with another man and ends up in the grip of a possessive stranger. Each story probes the dynamics that corrupt what could be between women and men: a lack of generosity, the weight of expectation, the looming threat of violence. Potent, charged, and breathtakingly insightful, these three essential tales will linger with readers long after the book is closed.