When We Were Bad

<p><b><i>When We Were Bad </i>is a spellbinding, witty and poignant portrayal of a family in crisi, in love, and in denial.<br><br>'As intelligent as it is funny. A beautifully observed literary comedy as well as a painfully accurate description of one big old family mess. A joy' &ndash;<i> Observer</i></b><br><br>In North London, Claudia Rubin is in her heyday. Wife, mother, rabbi &ndash; and sometimes moral voice of the nation &ndash; everyone wants to be with her at her son Leo's glorious wedding. That is, until Leo jilts his bride, and the gleaming bubble surrounding the Rubins threatens to burst.<br><br>Frances &ndash; Claudia's calm, mature, married daughter &ndash; tries to hold the nucleus of the family together, but the stress forces her to re-examine her own life, leading her to make a decision as shocking as Leo's choice to bolt.<br><br>And Claudi