Show me a novelist – or, indeed, a reader – who wasn’t a socially awkward, self-conscious adolescent, prone to clumsiness and excessive reading and I’ll… well, I’ll probably bang my shoulder on the door frame as I storm out. Many… — Charlotte Mendelson Copy Share Image
Whether it's Mrs Dalloway's lost love or Thérèse Raquin's burgeoning horror, The Paying Guests reminds us of every great novel we've gasped or winced… — Charlotte Mendelson Copy Share Image
“But what she had always imagined were the two basic ingredients of happy adulthood, intellectual companionship and thrilling sex, are missing too.” — Charlotte Mendelson Copy Share Image
Show me a novelist – or, indeed, a reader – who wasn’t a socially awkward, self-conscious adolescent, prone to clumsiness and excessive reading and… — Charlotte Mendelson Copy Share Image
“He glances again at the door. Would a taste of the outside world be so unwise?” — Charlotte Mendelson Copy Share Image
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