Almost English by Charlotte Mendelson

I really enjoyed this excellently observed novel about a young girl growing up in a small London flat with her Hungarian grandmother and aunts and her English mother. The characters in this book a are brilliantly drawn and easy to engage with which makes this novel compelling from the first. The writing is excellent and the plot, though quite simple, both realistic and captivating. This is not a difficult book to read but it contains some very powerful observations. An great book and definitely recommended.