So Late In The Day: Dua Lipa & Claire Keegan On Everyday Misogyny
5/5/202642 min
For her May Service95 Book Club interview, Dua Lipa is joined by one of Ireland’s most celebrated short story writers, Claire Keegan. Together, they explore Keegan’s powerful read So Late In The Day: a sharp, unsettling portrait of a man whose lack of generosity towards his fiancée gradually reveals the often quiet yet destructive nature of modern misogyny. Dua and Claire unpack the story’s subtle details, discussing how the author’s experiences as a woman living in Ireland helped to shape the narrative, and how – in a book that takes less than an hour to read – she captures an unsettling dynamic that resonates in relationships worldwide. There’s also a special bonus for dog lovers: keep watching for a charming appearance from a four-legged guest… Join the club: 📩 Email us your thoughts – books@service95.com 📲 Follow @service95bookclub on Instagram for more author interviews 📚 Subscribe to the Service95 Book Club newsletter – and be the first to discover Dua’s next pick – at service95.com And don’t forget to hit ‘subscribe’ wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Speaker 10:29
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Dua Lipa· Host0:45
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Speaker 10:48
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Dua Lipa· Host0:50
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Speaker 10:52
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Dua Lipa· Host1:00
Hi, everyone, and welcome back to the Service 95 Book Club. Today, I'm talking to Claire Keegan about her incredible short story, So Late in the Day. It's not just me who thinks you should read her. George Saunders, another master of the short story, calls Claire one of the greatest fiction writers in the world. Her five books to date add up to around 700 pages in total, and believe me, not a word is wasted. In So Late in the Day, Claire tells a story of everyday misogyny through the relationship of Cathal and Sabine. You won't find any references to the manosphere or toxic masculinity