Beyond Kidding

Lynda Clark is the author of Beyond Kidding, a darklyhumorous novel published by Fairlight Books in 2019, and Dreaming in Quantumand Other Stories, her debut short story collection published in May 2021.Beyond Kidding is in development for a feature withFilm4, while Dreaming in Quantum contains the highly acclaimed ‘Ghillie'sMum’, which won the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Europe and Canadaand appeared on numerous shortlists including the BBC Short Story award. Lynda has a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing and iscurrently a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh, whereshe is also Programme Director of the Narrative Futures masters at theEdinburgh Futures Institute. In her spare time, Lynda enjoys walking onthe beach with her husband and dog Badger, playing video games, and reading andwriting Interactive Fiction. She has recently written a novel about a woman whocan talk to household appliances, and is working on a gothic ghost comedy and amemoir about voice, vocal disorders and technology.

'A dark and quirky debut - funny, sad, thought-provoking and unexpected.' -Emma D'Costa, Commonwealth Writers'This is a remarkable debut, written with great warmth and wit. By turns devastating and hilarious, Lynda Clark's Beyond Kidding had me from the very start, and it didn't let me go.' -Sarah Jackson, author of Pelt and winner of the Seamus Heaney Prize 2013'Surprising, packed with irreverent humour and deft twists and turns. This book feels like a screwball friend that never takes itself too seriously.' -Pan Huiting, author of Red Dust, White Snow'I loved absolutely every moment of this book.' -Liz, Prospero Books'Unique, bizarre, hilarious, poignant and a surprisingly good read! This one stands on its own within a genre that could be more than sci-fi. Everything comes together to become this quite wonderful story.' -Gary Sharp, The Book Lover Cafe