Wife by Charlotte Mendelson
A beautifully observed novel by literary star Charlotte Mendelson about the joys of passionate love and those left in its wake, told with Charlottes signature wit and wisdom.
[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 Timeson Daughters of Jerusalem
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 Timeson Daughters of Jerusalem
Charlotte Mendelson’s previous novel, The Exhibitionist, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and was Novel of the Year 2022 in The Times, as well as a book of the year in The Guardian and Good Housekeeping. Her other novels include Almost English, which was longlisted for both the Man Booker and the Women’s Prize for Fiction; When We Were Bad, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and was a book of the year in The Observer, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Statesman and The Spectator; and Daughters of Jerusalem, which won both the Somerset Maugham Award and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Wife is her sixth novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529052817 |
| Title | Wife |
| Author | Charlotte Mendelson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2024-08-08 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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