So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

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An exquisite short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Things Like These and Foster.

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So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

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

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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.'

Claire Keegan's stories are translated into more than thirty languages. Foster won the Davy Byrnes Award and in 2020 was chosen by The Times as one of the top 50 works of fiction to be published in the 21st century. Small Things Like These was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Rathbones Folio Prize, awarded for the best work of literature, regardless of form, to be published in the English language. It won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award, the Ambassadors' Prize and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.
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ISBN 13 9780571398041
ISBN 10 0571398049
Title So Late in the Day
Author Claire Keegan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2025-08-28
Number of pages 64
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.