{"product_id":"so-late-in-the-day-the-sunday-times-bestseller-9780571398041","title":"So Late in the Day: The Sunday Times bestseller","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exquisite short story from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling  author of  \u003ci\u003eSmall Things Like These \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFoster.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author, Claire Keegan, a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003en exquisitely written story which finds an unsatisfied man on his bus journey home reflect on the love that got away.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of the finest writers working today, Keegan's \u003ci\u003eSo Late in the Day\u003c\/i\u003e asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between men and women. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaire Keegan's book \u003ci\u003eSo Late in the Day \u003c\/i\u003ewas a Sunday Times bestseller w\/c 02-09-2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eSo Late in the Day:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou'll finish this novella in one sitting, but you will be hooked to the author for life!'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Keegan is a master of the English language and able to conjure so much in so little.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cb\u003eKeegan is a genius.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e'All her stories are little gems to brighten the way.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e'You can see everything that Claire describes so clearly, her writing is mesmerising.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cb\u003e 'Keegan really does know how to capture the imagination of readers.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571398041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 02 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eClaire Keegan's stories are translated into more than thirty languages. \u003ci\u003eAntarctica \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. \u003ci\u003eWalk the Blue Fields \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Edge Hill Prize for the finest collection of stories published in the British Isles. \u003ci\u003eFoster \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Davy Byrnes Award and in 2020 was chosen by \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003eas one of the top fifty works of fiction to be published in the twenty-first century. \u003ci\u003eSmall Things Like These\u003c\/i\u003ewas 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.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' \u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' \u003cb\u003eHILARY MANTEL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.'\u003cb\u003e Colm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Claire Keegan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47658403004633,"sku":"9780571398041","price":17.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/81DqM8zAcEL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767016949","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/so-late-in-the-day-the-sunday-times-bestseller-9780571398041","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}