- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (1 April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753817624
- ISBN-13: 978-0753817629
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,037,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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We gave NIRVANA BITES a press date of 19 June, and had a great launch party at the Crow-on-the-Hill Bookshop in Crystal Palace on 12 June (mentioned in the BOOKSELLER on 1 August). They managed to sell over 40 books! Debi also dida Vox 'n' Roll reading at the Mini Bar, Highbury Corner, on Wednesday 25 June, which went very well. Press interviews:My Stop... feature in METRO (23.6.03)BIG ISSUE (30.6.03)'My South London' feature in PULSE (SOUTH LONDON PRESS, 4.7.03, and LEWISHAM MERCURY, 9.7.03) She has written:1,000 word piece for CRIME TIME (to run in the September issue).'Celebrity Critique' in WRITING MAGAZINE (Aug-Sept. issue) Stock signings:Watestones (Piccadilly), Books Etc (Piccadilly), Hatcards, Borders (Charing Cross Road), Blackwells (Charing Cross Road), Borders (Oxford Street), Waterstones (Margaret Street), Books Etc (Oxford Street) and Selfridges. 'Alper...writes with panache and affection about the alternative worlds of co-operative living, new agers and fetishists. She'svery funny...[and] delivers a very entertaining read. A fresh voice we should hear more from.'Cath Staincliffe. MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS (28.6.03) 'Bursting with energy, NIRVANA BITES is a brilliantly observed comic triumph, and heralds the arrival of a highly individual and hilarious new voice.'TANGLED WEB'Gripping stuff.'SKYTEXT There has also been a preview in the debut section of PUBLISHING NEWS and a mention in the MIRROR.
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Imagine you have a job interview and you last saw the person interviewing you clad in full leather gear, pierced, studded, masked and tattooed. This is what happens to Jen when she applies to become a BBC researcher and comes face to face with Stanley Highshore, top-ranking BBC executive and spouse of a Tory MP, also know as 'Stapled Stan'. But now Stan is beset by problems. The production suite has fallen foul of a bunch of eco-warriors and his secret sex life might not be secret for much longer. Stan enlists Jen as his private investigator/protector. It soon becomes clear that the local aquatic shop, Koi Korner, is a front for much a darker business. Comic, fast-paced, edgy and peopled with a fantastic cast of weirdos and misfits, NIRVANA BITES is a brilliant debut from a daring new talent.
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Format:Paperback
This is a fast action-packed story that is an education in itself as it covers drugs,sexual deviances, police raids and strong language. It reveals a perspective of life that was fascinating and shocking at the same time. Unlike anything I have ever read before.
Format:Paperback
It is difficult to write a comic novel that deals with serious issues. Debi Alper succeeds magnificently. This is because the comedy grows naturally from the characters and the situation.
At heart this is a thriller, with Jen, desperate for a job, drawn into finding out just who has it in for Stan. Stan is a BBC executive and spouse of a Tory MP. He also has a secret life. And someone is determined to expose that and cause as much pain along the way to anyway who tries to thwart them.
As such, this is about people who live on the fringe - those who choose to be there and those who have no choice; all trying their best to get by. But those on the fringes are often prey to the psychopaths and morally righteous (the ones who preach decency with a big stick in their hand).
But whilst this is a moral story, it is not a moralising story. This world is expertly explored through the medium of the story. We meet interesting and thoroughly believable characters along the way. And, something of a rarity these days, it is well written - lively, intelligent, emotionally engaging, well constructed, with a satisfying conclusion that nonetheless left me wanting more.
At heart this is a thriller, with Jen, desperate for a job, drawn into finding out just who has it in for Stan. Stan is a BBC executive and spouse of a Tory MP. He also has a secret life. And someone is determined to expose that and cause as much pain along the way to anyway who tries to thwart them.
As such, this is about people who live on the fringe - those who choose to be there and those who have no choice; all trying their best to get by. But those on the fringes are often prey to the psychopaths and morally righteous (the ones who preach decency with a big stick in their hand).
But whilst this is a moral story, it is not a moralising story. This world is expertly explored through the medium of the story. We meet interesting and thoroughly believable characters along the way. And, something of a rarity these days, it is well written - lively, intelligent, emotionally engaging, well constructed, with a satisfying conclusion that nonetheless left me wanting more.
Format:Paperback
Very odd book. The writing was very eloquent for the characterizations within the storyline setting and I think that they didn't seem to quite connect. The storyline was annoying as they seem to be angry at the Police for no apparent reason. It was really a medium to vent their anger on ransom things amongst a really strange unrealistic storyline. Really bizarre - High moral grounding for a bunch of scroungers.
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Nirvana bites and won't let go
Gritty, contemporary writing that hooks the reader in from the startling opening chapter. A superb nibble at London life. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2007 by Minx
Wake Up
The novel is narrated by Jen, toughie sleuth from Nirvana housing co-op, on the trail of a bunch of nasties. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2003 by Emma
Dark deeds in Peckham
"Nirvana Bites" is a thoroughly good read. Set in 'Nirvana' a Housing Co-op in South London, it is the story of Jenny and her friends' struggle against some of the dark forces... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2003
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