Nina is Not OK - Hardcover

Khorsandi, Shappi

4.25

3,394 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1785031368 ISBN 13: 9781785031366

Publisher: Ebury Press, 2016

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Nina does not have a drinking problem. She likes a drink, sure. But what 17-year-old doesn’t? Nina’s mum isn’t so sure. But she’s busy with her new husband and five-year-old Katie. And Nina’s almost an adult, after all. And if Nina sometimes wakes up with little memory of what happened the night before, then her friends are all too happy to fill in the blanks. Nina’s drunken exploits are the stuff of college legend. But then one dark Sunday morning, even her friends can’t help piece together Saturday night. All Nina feels is a deep sense of shame, that something very bad has happened to her. A dark, funny—sometimes shocking—coming of age novel from one of the UK’s leading comedians.

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About the Author:

Shappi Khorsandi is one of the country's finest comedians, having launched herself back in 2006 with her sell out Edinburgh show, Asylum Speaker. Shappi's career has taken her to all corners of the globe, she has appeared on countless TV & Radio shows, including Live At The Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Have I Got News For You, QI, The Graham Norton Show and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. She is the author of the childhood memoir A Beginner's Guide To Acting English.

Review:

"Shappi Khorsandi is both funny and shocking, yet above all writes with warmth, giving Nina an intelligent voice. This girl could be you, or your daughter, or your friend, and I defy anyone not to love the endearing, messed-up Nina as she finds her way out of an alcohol-fuelled hell of her own making." —Daily Mail

"Breathtakingly honest and laugh-out-loud funny . . . perfectly captures the anxieties of youth." —Red Magazine

"Khorsandi pulls no punches in her first novel . . . Equal parts straight-talking, funny and worrying, this is a coming-of-age tale rebooted for the era of social media and slut-shaming." —Glamour Magazine

"It's absolutely bloody magnificent." —Marian Keyes

"Absolutely brilliant - funny, dark and terribly upsetting, and the voice is incredibly loud and true . . . a pure marvel." —Jenny Colgan

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