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

<p><b>'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' <i>- Observer</i></b><br><br>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 bolts and the gleaming bubble surrounding the Rubins threatens to burst.<br><br>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.<br>And Claudia's husband, Norman, has an uncharacteristic secret, the imminent unveiling of which he is powerless to stop . . .<br><br><i>When We Were Bad </i>is a spellbinding, witty and poignant portrayal of a family in crisis, in love, and in denial.<br><br><b>'A comedy with the warmest of hearts and the most deliciously subversive of agendas' - <i>Marie Claire</i></b><br><br><b>'Fast-paced and engaging. Brilliant, touching and true' - Naomi Alderman, bestselling author of <i>The Power</i></b></p>