So Late in the Day

By: Claire Keegan

Narrated by: Claire Keegan

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

©2023 Claire Keegan (P)2023 Faber & Faber

Incredible Writing

Loved the narrator, the main character, the interpretation of the secondary character’s motives. Don’t want to give away the thread!

Mesmerizing narration

She writes so beautifully. This is a great listen and I highly recommend. I could picture every scene.

Short and great.

Claire Keegan is a great writer. I love to read her books or listen. Care and dedication, with a unique voice.

Magnificent.

Miraculous the clarity of the picture that Keegan paints, and the vision of past and future stories that she conjures, with so few words. Just beautiful- and so real that you know you have been, or know, these people.

Author’s ability to pluck the mystery out of everyday life

Author’s voice; her strength; her courage; her brilliant reduction of emotion into small words ; short story of a huge moment of characters’ lives