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Brought to you by Penguin.Nina does not have a drinking problem. She likes a drink, sure. But what 17-year-old doesn''t?Nina''s mum isn''t so sure. But she''s busy with her new husband and five year old Katie. And Nina''s almost an adult after all.And if Nina sometimes wakes up with little memory of what happened the night before, then her friends are all too happy to fill in the blanks. Nina''s drunken exploits are the stuff of college legend.But then one dark Sunday morning, even her friends can''t help piece together Saturday night. All Nina feels is a deep sense of shame, that something very bad has happened to her...A dark, funny - sometimes shocking - coming of age novel from one of the UK''s leading comedians. NINA IS NOT O.K. will appeal to fans of Caitlin Moran and Lena Dunham.© Shappi Khorsandi 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016

Brought to you by Penguin.Some brains, through no fault of their own, pack a bag, turn the lights off and run away to the seaside the moment they are meant to be doing homework, paying bills or not putting the cat in the fridge. These are ADHD brains. I have one and believe they are as common as being left-handed, flat footed or genuinely enjoying anchovies on a pizza. Undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder made my life a frustrating, maddening rollercoaster. I had very little focus except when I was hyper-focusing (and then it would always be on the wrong things), I made the same mistakes over and over again, regularly burning myself out until I was sobbing. When I finally was diagnosed in my 40s it felt like the lights had been turned on after a lifetime in the dark. Join much-loved comedian Shappi Khorsandi as she looks back on her life through the lens of ADHD and finally makes sense of the chaos. From discovering the joys of shoplifting through to finally understanding her attraction to toxic men, Scatter Brain will have you laughing (and crying) as you find out what it''s really like to live a life out of control. Whether you suspect you might have ADHD or you''re here to enjoy the ride, let Shappi take you on her hilarious journey of self-discovery where you just might learn something useful about yourself too!©2023 Shaparak Khorsandi (P)2023 Penguin Audio