A taut and claustrophobic literary thriller about a mother who loves her children so much it might just be driving her mad …

On the brink of an exciting new life, Erika, a young wife and mother, moves to Geneva with her husband and their two children. She has a beautiful new apartment filled with gorgeous furniture and a charming world outside her door just waiting to be explored. Her husband’s job means he is almost never around, and her entire world is caring for her children.

Everything is perfect. Or is it?

Erika has never felt so alone. She can’t sleep. Her thoughts are confusing—they don’t even seem to be her own. The demands of two children under two are getting to her. Once the children are finally asleep, there are just too many hours to fill until morning, and Erika can’t shake the feeling that something bad is going to happen …

Edgy, haunting, and boldly original, Kyra Wilder’s debut, Little Bandaged Days, announces the arrival of a singular new talent. This story about a young woman’s descent into madness is unpredictable, compelling, and brutally honest as it grapples with the harsh conditions of motherhood and a mother’s own identity.

As the novel masterfully unfolds, we can’t help but wonder—and fear—just what exactly Erika might be driven to do.