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Charlotte Mendelson

Biography

Charlotte Mendelson

Charlotte Mendelson has written five novels and one nonfiction book about her tragic gardening obsession, RHAPSODY IN GREEN. Her novel, ALMOST ENGLISH, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. WHEN WE WERE BAD was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Her second novel, DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM, won both the Somerset Maugham Award and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. She has written for The Guardian, Financial Times, and is the gardening correspondent for the New Yorker. She lives in London.

Charlotte Mendelson

Books by Charlotte Mendelson

The Exhibitionist
by Charlotte Mendelson - Fiction

The Hanrahan family is 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: eldest daughter Leah, always her father’s biggest champion; son Patrick, who has finally decided to strike out on his own; and daughter 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 about which desires to follow.