{"product_id":"daughters-of-jerusalem-the-stunning-multi-prizewinning-second-novel-from-the-author-of-the-exhibitionist-9781035020188","title":"Daughters of Jerusalem: the stunning multi prize-winning second novel from the author of The Exhibitionist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eDaughters of Jerusalem is a gripping novel of hidden love and hate, desire to belong, and the need for escape. It explores the lives of the Lux family, who live in the crumbling yellow stone of Oxford and its prestigious university. Jean, the constrained and guilt-ridden wife of an academic, is waiting for excitement, and it will come from an unexpected source. Eve, Jean's intelligent eldest daughter, luxuriates in wounded murderous jealousy of her younger sister and is on the brink of snapping. Raymond, the loathed rival of Jean's husband, begins to show interest in Eve. Helena, Jean's best friend, has a confession that may alter everyone's lives forever. The novel is praised for its brilliant and witty writing, and its perceptive chronicling of the heart's hidden desires. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 17 August 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written and bitingly funny,Charlotte Mendelson's prize-winning Daughters of Jerusalem is a gripping novel of hidden love and hate, of the desire to belong, and the need for escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmidst the crumbling yellow stone of Oxford and its prestigious university, secrets are stirring within the Lux family home. Jean, the constrained and guilt-ridden wife of an academic, is waiting for excitement – and it will come from an unexpected source. Eve, Jean's intelligent eldest daughter, luxuriates in wounded murderous jealousy of her younger sister and is on the brink of snapping. Raymond, the loathed rival of Jean's husband, begins to show interest in Eve. And Helena, Jean's best friend, has a confession, the revelation of which may just alter everyone's lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant and witty. Mendelson's second bewitchingly erotic and darkly dramatic novel confirms her as a stylish, perceptive chronicler of the heart's hidden desires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuperb. funny, exciting, lyrical, poignant, redemptive - Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 238g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 197 x 129 x 22 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781035020188\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlotte Mendelson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44515874963706,"sku":"9781035020188","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1692374491028_book.jpg?v=1692886293","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/daughters-of-jerusalem-the-stunning-multi-prizewinning-second-novel-from-the-author-of-the-exhibitionist-9781035020188","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}