‘Unique and utterly recognisable.extraordinary eye for human behaviour.an irresistible treat’ ‘Combining frankness with a sharp and intelligent humour, When We Were Bad is an irresistible treat’ ‘This Booker longlisted novel muses on family and what it means to be English.We didn’t want it to end!’ the prose is a pure joy.And the whole book is sprinkled with handsome Hungarian phrases – Krumplisaláta, Hogy vagy, Egyszersmind – like a strudel dusted with sugar. Almost English is Mendelson’s fourth novel – her previous book, When We Were Bad (2007), was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction – and it demonstrates a mastery of narrative craft. ‘Charlotte Mendelson’s Man Booker Prize-longlisted novel takes that most English of literary genres – the boarding school comedy – and spices it with exotic ingredients drawn from Hungarian culture.
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