Craig Higginson was born in Zimbabwe. He attended Michaelhouse and Clifton Nottingham Road before leaving South Africa at the end of 1995 to work in the UK. He also spent time in Paris before returning back to South Africa in 2004.
The Book of Gifts is Craig Higginson’s latest novel. Set partially at the Oyster Box, Umhlanga Rocks in Durban.
“At eleven years old, Julian Flint prefers to remain invisible, safe inside the architecture of adults provided by his mother, his uncle and his aunt. But when his mother, Emma, a celebrated sculptor, takes them all on a family holiday to a hotel by the sea, he meets the captivating and irreverent Clare and everything he thought he knew begins to shift – setting off a chain of events that will determine each of their fates”.
See an interview with the author here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daJ9-as3Dcw
