Almost English : the heart-breaking Man Booker-longlisted novel from the author of The Exhibitionist Paperback / softback
by Charlotte Mendelson
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‘The multi award-winning Charlotte Mendelson is famous for whipping up the hottest, messiest family dramas a writer of literary fiction can . . . This is late Shakespeare meets Modern Family and it’s irresistible’ – The TimesIn a tiny flat in West London, sixteen-year-old Marina lives with her emotionally delicate mother and three ancient Hungarian relatives.
Imprisoned by her family’s crushing expectations and their traditions, she knows she must escape. At Combe Abbey, a traditional English private boarding school in the Dorset countryside, Marina realizes she’s made a terrible mistake.
Here, among the boathouses, chapel services and unspoken social hierarchy, she is the awkward half-foreign girl who doesn’t know how to fit in, flirt, or even exist. Meanwhile, her mother has her own painful secrets to deal with – especially the surprising return of the very last man she’d expect to see. And Marina’s disastrous spiral at Combe Abbey is going unnoticed . . . ‘A deliciously funny tale of dysfunctional families. . . Reading Mendelson’s easy, assured prose is like sinking into something soft and velvety’ – Telegraph‘I read and adored Almost English . . . and now I will read everything she’s ever written.
Charlotte Mendelson is a fiendishly gifted writer’ – Marian Keyes
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:17/08/2023
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- ISBN:9781035020171
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:17/08/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781035020171