NASIM MARIE JAFRY: ON WRITING, READING and CHRONIC ILLNESS: An extract from the beginning of The State of Me

Sunday 11 January 2009

An extract from the beginning of The State of Me

For those who would like a peep - the ME Association has posted an extract from the beginning of my book. It can be ordered through the ME Association shop as well as the usual outlets.

2 comments:

heartinsanfrancisco said...: I thoroughly enjoyed this and will have to order the book.

I'm so excited for you and your success!; January 12, 2009 5:38 pm
nmj said...: hey, heartinsanfran, lovely to see you here again... hope you enjoy the book when you get hold of it.; January 12, 2009 7:57 pm

Reviews I like

'Stylistically The State of Me is an easy, unpretentious read, peppered with acerbic internalisations that every ME sufferer wants to vocalise to every well-meaning person with a suggestion on how to get better. That said, there is no real bitterness to the book, quite the contrary, and the stories of those surrounding the narrator (nostalgically evoking the 1980s) give it many layers.' Mischa Hiller, author of Sabra Zoo and Shake Off '

'The amazing feat of this novel is to give one a sense of the pain and frustration of this condition, and yet to be bouncing with life, the inner life and the irrepressible psyche of Helen' Elizabeth Baines, author of The Birth Machine

'They say the ending can make or break a book, and the ending of The State of Me is beautifully crafted and uplifting' Lisa Glass, author of Prince Rupert's Teardrop

A remarkable first novel ... word perfect on neurological ME' Tony Britton, Publicity Manager, ME Association

'A really enjoyable read, with a wicked sense of humour... It took a little time to get into, but after a while it was like The West Wing, I was hooked and did not want it to end' John Barrett, MP for Edinburgh West, 3 May 2009

'Nasim writes in spare, measured sentences. The effort is contained and elegant as if the author had to calculate each word, the length of each paragraph before attempting it' Peregrinations blog

'...is it at all possible that your book is more about the destabilising power of love than ME? I don't know how you'll receive this - and I'm not sure how to describe it, either - but the ME, whilst central, is also (I know, this sounds ridiculously contradictory) secondary, a kind of despairing background noise to the main event' Periodic Englishman, writer and blogger

'It is a balanced, non-didactic account of a young person grappling with a dreadful illness. All doctors will benefit from reading The State of Me' NHS blogdoctor

NASIM MARIE JAFRY: ON WRITING, READING and CHRONIC ILLNESS

Sunday 11 January 2009

An extract from the beginning of The State of Me

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