Nippers

By: Rebecca Spelman

Category: Fiction

Nippers is a serialised novel, launching in December 2026. For one year, you'll hear the story of Nippers as it happens to the characters, following their journey of pregnancy, authoritarianism, and survival.Anna is a twenty-nine year old just trying to live a quiet life after years of war and grief. This dream is shattered when the Ministry of Health makes an announcement: recent conflicts have decimated the population, and there are too few men to repopulate naturally. Any woman under thirty will be conscripted into the National Pregnancy Plan, and forced to carry a stranger’s child to term. Anna is about to join a new class of woman: NPPers, otherwise known as Nippers.Nippers follows Anna’s pregnancy journey as she navigates grief, growing authoritarianism, and everyone looking at her bump instead of looking her in the eye. How far do you have to be pushed before you stop dreaming of a normal life and start fighting back?

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