{"product_id":"9781035020195","title":"When We Were Bad : the dazzling, Women's Prize-shortlisted novel from the author of The Exhibitionist","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Mendelson, Charlotte \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLondon, Greater London\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 August 2023 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 128 x 20 | 242g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen We Were Bad is a spellbinding, witty and poignant portrayal of a family in crisi, in love, and in denial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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' - ObserverIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances - 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Claudia's husband, Norman, has an uncharacteristic secret. And, whether he likes it or not, he is powerless to stop it coming out . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44183106060547,"sku":"9781035020195","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781035020195.jpg?v=1731408380","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781035020195","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}