Nina de la Mer crea ficción literaria contemporánea con una voz distintiva. Sus narrativas profundizan en las complejidades de la condición humana, a menudo infundidas con humor negro y presentando personajes inolvidables. De la Mer es celebrada por sus agudas perspectivas sobre la vida moderna y su habilidad para capturar sus intrincadas realidades. Su escritura es incisiva, atractiva e innegablemente provocadora.
In this bold novel, Layla, a reluctant lap dancer, navigates modern urban culture influenced by celebrity, alcohol, drugs, and pornography. The story follows a determined young mother striving to earn enough money to reclaim her baby son.
Set in the early 1990s on a British army base, 4 a.m. tells the story of Cal and Manny, army chefs posted to Germany. Bored and institutionalised, the pair soon succumb to the temptations of Hamburg's red-light district. But it is only a matter of time before hedonism and military discipline clash head on, with comic and poignant consequences.