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Charlotte Mendelson


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Charlotte Mendelson was born in 1972 and grew up in Oxford. Her first short story was published in New Writing 7 and broadcast on Radio 4. Her first novel was Love in Idleness; her second, Daughters of Jerusalem, won the Somerset Maugham award. She is a publisher and lives in London with her family. She has been short-listed for the Sunday Times Young Writer of The Year award.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
August 2024

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Wife
 
Novels
   Love in Idleness (2001)
   Daughters of Jerusalem (2003)
   When We Were Bad (2007)
   Almost English (2013)
   The Exhibitionist (2022)
   Wife (2024)
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Charlotte Mendelson recommends
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Not Alone (2023)
Sarah K Jackson
"Intensely moving, genuinely gripping, plausible and absorbing; this is a stunningly debut by a truly talented new writer."
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China Room (2021)
Sunjeev Sahota
"Such a thrilling combination of beauty and heartbreak. It's breathtaking."
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Remain Silent (2020)
(DS Manon Bradshaw, book 3)
Susie Steiner
"Susie Steiner’s novels are addictive, intelligent, funny and humane. I’m pathetically desperate for more."

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Award nominations
2013 Booker Prize (longlist) : Almost English
2008 Women's Prize For Fiction (nominee) : When We Were Bad


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