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Clare Chambers
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Clare Chambers
@ClareDChambers
Novelist, optimist and nice person (non-practising). Small Pleasures š- UK: July 2020, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, US: Oct 2021, Custom House.
London, England
Joined January 2017
- My daughter announced at about 9pm last night that she needed a costume for #WorldBookDay at school today. āIāve got to go as an adjective.ā She is 27.
- My lovely mum is 90 today. She has dementia now, but somewhere inside her is a young woman, full of excitement and hope for the future.
- Replying to @barristerlawusaShe plays clarinet and sax. Her brother and his (Scottish) fiancĆ©e have challenged her to learn the bagpipes for their wedding in 2026. Day 1 on the chanter was brutal. š
- Unprecedented scenes at Book Group last night. All of us had read the book and a brief discussion ensued. (Everyone loved it .)
- This really is the stuff of dreams. Anna Maxwell Martin = perfect šWe are thrilled to share the news that @ClareDChambersā novel #SmallPleasures has been optioned for TV by @shypunkproductions, and will be starring @annamaxwellmartin! We cannot wait to see Clareās brilliant novel brought to life on TV ššš thebookseller.com/news/small-pleā¦
- This has never happened to me before. I canāt believe my luck. š®Thrill of the day: seeing @ClareDChambers and #SmallPleasures hitting @thetimes bestseller list! @wnbooks @GreeneandHeaton ššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššššš
- Replying to @EightiesFan73He wants her to play at his wedding š
- Those lovely people @orionbooks have created this gorgeous hardback of Small Pleasures with endpapers, head and tail bands, ribbons and very probably bells too. There are some seasonal recipes from the desk of Jean Swinney. Just in time for Christmas. ššš
- Iāve signed 4000 copies of Shy Creatures at the amazing Hachette distribution centre today and I no longer recognise my own name.
- Iām celebrating the first day of Spring with the arrival of this beautiful proof from ā¦@wnbooksā© ā¦@orionbooksā©. I wish you could feel the embossing, but look at the silver lid! ššļøš¦” š«
