WHEN WE WERE BAD – CHARLOTTE MENDELSON

When We Were Bad is a spellbinding, witty and poignant portrayal of a family in crisis, in love, and in denial. As intelligent as it is funny. A beautifully observed literary comedy as well as a painfully accurate description of one big old family mess. A joy – The Observer In North London, Claudia Rubin is in her heyday. Wife, mother, rabbi – and sometimes moral voice of the nation – everyone wants to be with her at her son Leo s glorious wedding. That is, until Leo jilts his bride, and the gleaming bubble surrounding the Rubins threatens to burst. Frances – Claudia s calm, mature, married daughter – tries to hold the nucleus of the family together, but the stress forces her to re-examine her own life, leading her to make a decision as shocking as Leo s choice to bolt. And Claudia s husband, Norman, has an uncharacteristic secret. And, whether he likes it or not, he is powerless to stop it coming out . . . A comedy with the warmest of hearts and the most deliciously subversive of agendas – Marie Claire Fast-paced and engaging. Brilliant, touching and true – Naomi Alderman, bestselling author of The Power