Fiction. NALDA SAID is attracting great acclaim, not because it is by the bass player of Belle and Sebastian, but because it is a fabulous novel. The story concerns the son of a jewel thief, brought up by his aunt Nalda, who convinces him that he carries one of his father's hidden jewels inside his stomach. The narrative details his subsequent terror of and interaction with society, who he fears will discover his secret and steal his jewel. "A haunting world, a fine new novel. Beautiful"-Select Magazine. "delicately written and achingly sad. if David ever gives up the day job, pop music's loss could be literature's gain"-The Times of London. "NALDA SAID is a debut through whose despair the sun shines"-Jugendmagazin (Germany).