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1957, the suburbs of South East London. Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappointment from which there is no likelihood of escape.
When a young woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud.
As the investigation turns her quiet life inside out, Jean is suddenly given an unexpected chance at friendship, love and - possibly - happiness.
But there will, inevitably, be a price to pay.
'One of the most beautiful books I have ever read' Lucy Mangan
'Gorgeous... I could not recommend it more' Pandora Sykes
'An almost flawlessly written tale of grown-up romantic anguish' The Sunday Times