When We Were Bad : the dazzling, Women’s Prize-shortlisted novel from the author of The Exhibitionist Paperback / softback

'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 bolts 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. And Claudia's husband, Norman, has an uncharacteristic secret, the imminent unveiling of which he is powerless to stop . . . When We Were Bad is a spellbinding, witty and poignant portrayal of a family in crisis, in love, and in denial. '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