This Little Piggy by Bea Davenport

This Little Piggy by Bea Davenport

A gripping look at a community in turmoil, struggling through a miners' strike and now rocked by a child's murder

It's the summer of 1984 and there is a sense of unease on the troubled Sweetmeadows estate. The residents are in shock after the suspicious death of a baby and tension is growing due to the ongoing miners' strike. Journalist Clare Jackson follows the story as police botch the inquiry and struggle to contain the escalating violence. Haunted by a personal trauma she can't face up to, Clare is shadowed by nine-year-old Amy, a bright but neglected little girl who seems to know more about the incident than she's letting on. As the days go on and the killer is not found, Clare ignores warnings not to get too close to her stories and in doing so, puts her own life in jeopardy.

Davenport, Bea: - Bea Davenport is the writing name of former BBC and newspaper journalist Barbara Henderson. She drew on her experiences as a journalist for her first novel, In Too Deep, which was shortlisted for the 2009 Luke Bitmead Bursary. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from Newcastle University. The children's novel written as part of the PhD, The Serpent House, was shortlisted for the 2010 Times/Chicken House Award. She lives in the Northumberland border town of Berwick upon Tweed with her partner and children.

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ISBN 13	9781909878617
ISBN 10	1909878618
Title	This Little Piggy
Author	Bea Davenport
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Legend Press Ltd
Year published	2014-10-01
Number of pages	256
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