- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; First Edition edition (13 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0297829912
- ISBN-13: 978-0297829911
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 725,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A blackly comic thriller where a London market trader finds herself plunged into the world of illegal immigration and teenage prostitution.' (lovereading.co.uk )
'Sparkling, fast paced and blackly comic.' (tangledweb.co.uk )
'...an unorthodox mix of comedy, kitchen-sink drama and dark thriller...Alper...move[s] the narrative seamlessly from the comic opportunities sexual perversion provides, to the darker, violent side of prostitution and sexual slavery.' (Martin Tierney HERALD (5.2.05) )
'Alper has a gift for voices... She understands suspense, too. The pace is fast; as Jo gets further and further embroiled into what is patently a very dangerous situation, the tension increases, new characters get involved and the plot, as the cliche goes, thickens very satisfactorily.' (SHOTSMAG.CO.UK (February 2005) )
'her voice is fresh and bright and laced with a darkly delicious anarchic sense of humour.' (Roz Clarke CHATSHOW.NET (February 2005) )
'pacey, funny, heart-warming...This is about the grim existence of desperate people clinging on at the brink, yet told with great humour and love. It is brilliantly written with all the underlying tensions of a terrific page-turner. Get out there, buy it, and read it.' (Gwyn Griffiths MORNING STAR (21.2.05) )
'Trading Tatianais a rapidly-moving novel that blends black comedy, soft politics and an array of well-developed characters to form a book that is immensely entertaining and packed with unexpected twists.' (LATEST 7 (February 2005) )
'a fast-paced thriller.' (LIVING SOUTH MAGAZINE (1.2.05) )
'Sparkling, fast paced and blackly comic.' (tangledweb.co.uk )
'...an unorthodox mix of comedy, kitchen-sink drama and dark thriller...Alper...move[s] the narrative seamlessly from the comic opportunities sexual perversion provides, to the darker, violent side of prostitution and sexual slavery.' (Martin Tierney HERALD (5.2.05) )
'Alper has a gift for voices... She understands suspense, too. The pace is fast; as Jo gets further and further embroiled into what is patently a very dangerous situation, the tension increases, new characters get involved and the plot, as the cliche goes, thickens very satisfactorily.' (SHOTSMAG.CO.UK (February 2005) )
'her voice is fresh and bright and laced with a darkly delicious anarchic sense of humour.' (Roz Clarke CHATSHOW.NET (February 2005) )
'pacey, funny, heart-warming...This is about the grim existence of desperate people clinging on at the brink, yet told with great humour and love. It is brilliantly written with all the underlying tensions of a terrific page-turner. Get out there, buy it, and read it.' (Gwyn Griffiths MORNING STAR (21.2.05) )
'Trading Tatianais a rapidly-moving novel that blends black comedy, soft politics and an array of well-developed characters to form a book that is immensely entertaining and packed with unexpected twists.' (LATEST 7 (February 2005) )
'a fast-paced thriller.' (LIVING SOUTH MAGAZINE (1.2.05) )
tangledweb.co.uk
'Sparkling, fast paced and blackly comic.'
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Like the second series of Shameless, this novel is darker and better than the first.
Although more contemplative, there are thrills, spills and acrobatics as Tatiana flees her men in black. Of course the Nirvanans, seen here in a vertiginous perspective through the eyes of Jo, get in on the action, until the unexpected ending, poignant with buddhist resonances, resolves everybody's struggle.
This is a book glowing with humanity. You could warm your hands on it.
Although more contemplative, there are thrills, spills and acrobatics as Tatiana flees her men in black. Of course the Nirvanans, seen here in a vertiginous perspective through the eyes of Jo, get in on the action, until the unexpected ending, poignant with buddhist resonances, resolves everybody's struggle.
This is a book glowing with humanity. You could warm your hands on it.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Like the previous reviewer I found this better than the first (excellant) novel. The characters are well rounded and the plot moves along in fast and flowing way. It is a moving story and combines sadness and terror in an amazing way. More please ......
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
It's that van again !
26 Jan 2005
Format:Paperback
Like the second series of Shameless, this novel is darker and better than the first.
Although more contemplative, there are thrills, spills and acrobatics as Tatiana flees her men in black. Of course the Nirvanans, seen here in a vertiginous perspective through the eyes of Jo, get in on the action, until the unexpected ending, poignant with buddhist resonances, resolves everybody's struggle.
This is a book glowing with humanity. You could warm your hands on it.
Although more contemplative, there are thrills, spills and acrobatics as Tatiana flees her men in black. Of course the Nirvanans, seen here in a vertiginous perspective through the eyes of Jo, get in on the action, until the unexpected ending, poignant with buddhist resonances, resolves everybody's struggle.
This is a book glowing with humanity. You could warm your hands on it.
A delicious read
14 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
Debi Alper plunges you right into the action with an ex drug addict, compulsively helpful heroine whose penchant for rescuing any man, woman or animal in distress catapults her into big trouble with the Eastern European underworld of London's gritty east side.
A delicious read, with great characterization and lots of suspenseful twists and turns.
A delicious read, with great characterization and lots of suspenseful twists and turns.
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