{"product_id":"9781908643698","title":"Little Crackers: Tales from the Edge","description":"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; an old man is at the mercy of his care home nurse. 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.","brand":"Saraband","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165447667952,"sku":"9781908643698","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908643698_p0.jpg?v=1763621820","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908643698","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}