Nina de la Mer

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Nina de la Mer

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Nina de la Mer is a Scottish writer of contemporary literary fiction ( 4 a.m. - 2011; Layla - 2014).
'The female Irvine Welsh' (The Herald) 'Brighton's fabulous queen of the gutter' (For Books' Sake).

PRAISE FOR LAYLA:
'Unforgettable.' – Alan Bissett
'Brilliant, and darkly funny.' - Hello! Magazine
A 'new Tess of the d’Urbervilles for our time.' -Bookkaholic
'Layla is a triumph as a novel, and as a character.' – Scots Whay Hae!

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Average rating: 3.66 · 167 ratings · 44 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Layla

3.65 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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4 a.m.

3.74 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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The Dread Zone

Last week I entered the dread zone, the disconsolate, nerve-wracking interval between a novel’s last edit and its first publication. How best should a writer pass this seemingly never-ending stretch of time? The obvious solution would be simply to write. But as my second novel Layla goes off to press, I’m too tired from the all-consuming editing process, too focused on what comes next to get deep

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message 2: by Nina

Nina de la Mer Thank you Rebecca. Really fun to write but it was hard to pin it my best single mums down to 5. I recommend The Millstone if you haven't read it already.


Rebecca I enjoyed your feature on "Best Single Mothers in Books" for We Love This Book!


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