When Robert decides to impress at a job interview by making up a son, he discovers that maintaining the lie is far harder than he thought – so he invents a story that ‘Brodie’ has been kidnapped. After all, it’s not like they’re going to find the fake boy.
But a few weeks later, Robert receives a call to collect his nonexistent son from the police station, a boy who looks exactly like the picture he photoshopped…
Beyond Kidding is the darkly humourous debut novel from Lynda Clark. Lynda has been shortlisted for several short story awards, including the BBC National Short Story Award and The ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust award, part of The Society of Authors’ Prizes.
