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    So Late in the Day: The Sunday Times bestseller
    So Late in the Day: The Sunday Times bestseller
    So Late in the Day: The Sunday Times bestseller
    Audiobook50 minutes

    So Late in the Day: The Sunday Times bestseller

    Written by Claire Keegan

    Narrated by Claire Keegan

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    About this audiobook

    An exquisite new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Things Like These and Foster.
    'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' The Times

    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. Is it possible to love without sharing?
    '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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFaber & Faber
    Release dateAug 29, 2023
    ISBN9780571382033
    So Late in the Day: The Sunday Times bestseller

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    • 5/5
      Excellent piece of work. The details in narration brings the reality in the surface
    • 5/5
      Perfectly crafted story with great depth. It stays with you.
    • 3/5
      This was an interesting short story to read about regret and not appreciating what you have until it is too late. I did not feel sorry for the character because sometimes lessons are supposed to be painful so that we can learn from them & become better