When We Were Bad by Charlotte Mendelson
Hardcover, UK | Signed | 1st Edition | 1st Printing | 2007 | Publisher: Picador
A brilliantly observed and quietly devastating signed first edition from Charlotte Mendelson — one of Britain’s most admired and criminally underrated novelists, whose subsequent novels Almost English and The Exhibitionist have confirmed her as a writer of extraordinary precision and wit. When We Were Bad was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2007, and follows the seemingly perfect Rubin family — headed by a famous rabbi — as it begins to unravel from within. With her trademark satirical eye and deep sympathy for her characters, Mendelson dissects Jewish family life, ambition, and the meaning of goodness with devastating effect. Published by Picador.
Condition: Good condition, but will show signs of previous ownership. Small marks on page ends. First page before title page slightly torn at the bottom. Dust cover present in good condition with minor creases and discolouring to the spine.
A signed first edition of a Booker-longlisted novel — a rare opportunity to collect an underappreciated gem of British literary fiction.