Nalda Said

The Guardian called this first novel by Stuart David, founding member of the rock group Belle and Sebastian, “a stunning insight into reclusion,” and The Times wrote, “delicately written and achingly sad.”

• “Delicately written and achingly sad...if David ever gives up the day job, pop music's loss could well be literature's gain.” —The Times of London


• “A touching, delicately crafted debut, reminiscent of A Catcher in the Rye.” —Impact Magazine


• “...Nalda Said is a stunning insight into reclusion, a sideways glance at conservatism...and an allegory of the way the business world treats art. What it isn't about is pop music. In fact, there isn't so much as a pop record playing in the background. But Stuart David has tapped into some very pop qualities—of fantasy and imagination.” —The Guardian (U.K.)