#49 Small Pleasures by Claire Chambers
Set in the 1950s, Jean has a small, predictable life, working at the local paper and taking care of her mother. Then a story about a woman claiming she gave birth without a husband changes her life.
This book started off very slowly. I figured out the mystery of the virgin birth way before Jean did. I did grow to like Jean and felt for her loneliness. The ending felt like it came out of nowhere. An epilogue would've been nice.
