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‘Crackles with female fire and fury’ – The Guardian
‘A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown’ – The Observer
‘Fast and furious’ – The Sunday Times

Discover the bitingly witty novel from the prize-winning author of The Exhibitionist, Charlotte Mendelson.

Dr Penny Cartwright is everything that Zoe Stamper is not: glamorous, sophisticated and openly gay. When they begin a passionate affair, a lifetime of wedded bliss seems within Zoe’s grasp. But this is not a love story. It’s the story of how love can bring about disaster . . .

‘A terrific panic attack of a novel’ – i newspaper
‘Lacerating’ – Financial Times
‘Unbearably brilliant’ – Nigella Lawson
‘A gift to the reader . . . Irresistible’ – Amy Bloom, bestselling author of In Love
‘Compelling’ – Glamour
‘Truly radical’ – The Spectator

Publisher Review

[A] devastating treat of a novel: funny, furious, dark and delicious — Sarah Waters, bestselling author of Fingersmith, on The Exhibitionist A delicious, heartbreaking family snapshot . . . Fabulously written and utterly compelling — Marian Keyes, bestselling author of Grown Ups, on The Exhibitionist It takes the most ferocious intelligence, skill and a deep reservoir of sadness to write a novel as funny as this. I adored it — Meg Mason, bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss, on The Exhibitionist One of the funniest writers in Britain . . . A precision of observation that made me laugh frequently and smile when I wasn’t laughing — The Guardian on The Exhibitionist Mendelson is a master at family drama . . . Exhilarating — The Times on The Exhibtionist Exotic, magnificent and just a little bit sinister . . . Almost English has been longlisted for this year’s Booker; it deserves to win for the quality of the writing alone — The Observer on Almost English Fast-paced and engaging . . . brilliant . . . touching and true — Financial Times on When We Were Bad This magnificently peppery and stylishly written book summons up with enormous vigour a wholly accurate picture of the face that is life in a troubled academic family. It is utterly engrossing, very funny and wonderfully bitchy — The Sunday Times on Daughters of Jerusalem