The Exhibitionist
08 March 2022Imprint: Mantle
Synopsis
As heard on BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime
A Times, Guardian, and Good Housekeeping Book of the Year
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction
'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
Meet the Hanrahan family.
Ray, the...
Details
08 March 2022336 pages
9781529052763Imprint: Mantle
Reviews
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 deliciousSarah 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 itMeg Mason, bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss
Mendelson is a master at family drama, and plots don’t get much more dramatic than this . . . ExhilaratingThe Times
A delicious, heartbreaking family snapshot about thwarted ambition, misplaced loyalty and good and bad love. Secrets abound. Fabulously written and utterly compellingMarian Keyes, bestselling author of Grown Ups
