Awards

• Short-listed for Luke Bitmead Prize.
• Short-listed for National Lit Idol.
• Winner of Mslexia International Short Story Competition.

Overview

Longlisted for the Edge Hill and Frank O'Connor Short Story awards 2015. A mother struggles to bond with her newborn baby; a student obsesses about flies spreading their killer germs; a young boy dreads the bullies who torment him. People can look ‘normal’, but appearances often mask a darker inner reality. Inspired by the author’s experiences as a nurse over the last thirty years, and written with compassion and a wild imagination, Little Crackers opens a world of strange characters – the paranoid, the isolated, the exploited and the wicked – and raises questions about how we care for the most vulnerable members of our society. Obsession, dementia, post-natal depression, psychosis and even murder all feature in this quirky, surprising Tales of the Unexpected for the 21st century.

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9781908643681

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Praise for Beda Higgins: Will have you chuckling or wide-eyed in shock... mixes traditional fairytales with fantastic contemporary punches. - The Crack. These stories will delight, chill and haunt you, with much to mull over. - Amazon reviewer

Author Information

Beda Higgins is an award-winning author and poet whose short stories have garnered fantastic reviews. Her first collection, Chameleon, received a Read Regional Recommendation and was longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. Beda’s three novels have all been highly commended - with shortlistings and longlistings for several prizes. She’s a regular contributor to Independent Nurse and a writing mentor on behalf of several projects.

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