The Exhibitionist

The Exhibitionist
Charlotte Mendelson
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Hardback
h216 x 135mm - 336pg
17 Mar 2022 UK
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9781529052749
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' It takes the most ferocious intelligence, skill, and a deep reservoir of sadness to write a novel as funny as this. I adored it' - Meg Mason, author of Sorrow & Bliss ' A devastating treat of a novel: funny, furious, dark and delicious' - Sarah Waters, author of Fingersmith The longer the marriage, the harder truth becomes . . . Meet the Hanrahan family, gathering for a momentous weekend as famous artist and notorious egoist Ray Hanrahan prepares for a new exhibition of his art - the first in many decades - and one he is sure will burnish his reputation for good. His three children will be there: beautiful Leah, always her father' s biggest champion; sensitive Patrick, who has finally decided to strike out on his own; and insecure Jess, the youngest, who has her own momentous decision to make . . . And what of Lucia, Ray' s steadfast and selfless wife? She is an artist, too, but has always had to put her roles as wife and mother first. What will happen if she decides to change? For Lucia is hiding secrets of her own, and as the weekend unfolds and the exhibition approaches, she must finally make a choice. The Exhibitionist is the extraordinary fifth novel from Charlotte Mendelson, a dazzling exploration of art, sacrifice, toxic family politics, queer desire, and personal freedom. ' Delicious, heartbreaking . . . Fabulously written and utterly compelling' - Marian Keyes, author of Grown-Ups
In The Exhibitionist Mendelson brings a forensic eye to family dynamics, laying bare the agonies of rage, frustration and longing that lie just beneath the surface of domestic life. The result is a devastating treat of a novel: funny, furious, dark and delicious -- Sarah Waters, bestselling author of Fingersmith It takes the most ferocious intelligence, skill, and a deep reservoir of sadness to write a novel as funny as this. I adored it -- Meg Mason, bestselling author of Sorrow & Bliss A delicious, heartbreaking family snapshot about thwarted ambition, misplaced loyalty and good and bad love. Secrets abound. Fabulously written and utterly compelling -- Marian Keyes, bestselling author of Grown-Ups A truly wonderful novel, and a funny and wise one, too; the individual components sparkle, the whole movement beguiles -- Sunjeev Sahota, author of 2021 Man Booker-longlisted The China Room I don' t think I' ve ever read anything that is simultaneously so elegant and so propulsive - every single sentence Charlotte Mendelson writes is arrestingly powerful. I think this book is beautiful, but it' s also funny, furious, sexy, blissfully hot and cold and wild in its rage -- Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable A treat . . . Excoriating observation of the art world, crazy toxic family intrigues, wit, wisdom and brilliant writing -- Muriel Gray The multi award-winning Charlotte Mendelson is famous for whipping up the hottest, messiest, family dramas as a writer of literary fiction can. . . Irresistible * The Times * A hugely gifted writer * Sunday Times * A stylish, perceptive chronicler of the heart' s hidden desires * Daily Mail * Reading Mendelson' s easy, assured prose is like sinking into something soft and velvety * Telegraph * Mendelson' s novels inhabit similar territory to those of Maggie O' Farrell, with the same capacity for extreme noticing, the same profound emotional intelligence shaping the characters and driving the narrative * Observer * I adore her novels and wish there were many more of them -- Philip Hensher * Spectator *
Charlotte Mendelson' s novel, Almost English, was longlisted for both the Man Booker and the Women' s Prize for Fiction. Her other novels include When We Were Bad, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and was a book of the year in the Observer, Guardian, Sunday Times, New Statesman and Spectator; Daughters of Jerusalem, which won both the Somerset Maugham Award and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize; and Love in Idleness. The Exhibitionist is her fifth novel.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781529052749
Published: 17 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Mantle
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Pages: 336

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