Synopses & Reviews
In thirty days Clementine Pritchard will be finished with her last painting and her life.
World-renowned artist and sharp-tongued wit Clementine Pritchard has decided that she's done. After flushing away a medicine cabinet full of prescriptions, she gives herself thirty days to tie up loose ends—finish one last painting, make nice with her ex-husband, and find a home for her cat. Clementine plans to spend the month she has left in a swirl of art-world parties, manic work sessions, and outrageous acts—but what she doesn't expect is to uncover secrets surrounding the tragedy that befell her mother and sister. In an ending no one sees coming, will we lose Clementine or will we find her?
A bold debut from an exciting new voice, Losing Clementine is a wonderfully entertaining and poignant novel about unanticipated self-discovery that features one of the most irresistible, if deeply flawed, characters to grace contemporary fiction in years.
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“Its hard not to fall in love with Clementine Pritchard--shes talented, witty, inventive and suicidal. You wont want this story to end as you root for the wonderfully lawless and impulsive Clementine.” Jessica Anya Blau, author of Drinking Closer to Home
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“This is a novel that allows us to experience how exciting life is, and how fast time can fly, once you truly free yourself to live it.” Bust Magazine
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“An unexpectedly fresh and humorous voice. Fans of dark comedy should add Ream to their list of authors to watch.” Library Journal
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“With her razor wit and over-it-all candor, Clementine makes for a fascinating companion, and Ream manages to craft an engaging and impressive debut without soft-pedaling how very sick Clementine is . . . A hip and hilarious portrait of a crazy person.” Kirkus
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“An entertaining and moody whirlwind. Whether readers love or hate Clementine, they wont soon forget her.” Publishers Weekly
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“A breezy, self-deprecating voice that makes for good company...clever dialogue...Its tempting to consider [LOSING CLEMENTINE] a Left Coast update of “Bright Lights, Big City” ...although Reams Clementine stares down a fate far more dire than that faced by Jay McInerneys magazine fact-checker.” Kansas City Star
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“[LOSING CLEMENTINE] is poignant and insightful and also surprisingly funny, thanks to its nasty, charming narrator.” Gillian Flynn, New York Times-bestselling author of Gone Girl
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A fresh, fun, totally addictive debut—by turns hilarious and tragic—by a gifted new writer, Losing Clementine follows a famous artist as she attempts to get her messy affairs in order en route to her eventual planned suicide a month later. First time author Ashley Ream takes a usually macabre subject and makes it accessible, relatable, and funny, and, in Clementine, has created one of the most endearing and unforgettable characters in recent fiction.
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" Losing Clementine] is poignant and insightful and also surprisingly funny, thanks to its nasty, charming narrator." --Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl
A smart, sharp and moving debut--by turns hilarious and tragic-- Losing Clementine follows a famous artist as she gives herself one month to get her messy affairs in order before turning out the lights on her own life.
World-renowned artist and sharp-tongued wit Clementine Pritchard is done. Years of therapy and medication have gifted her with little more than sweaty palms and gastric upset. Now, after flushing away a cabinet full of prescriptions, she gives herself thirty days to tie up loose ends (finish one final painting, make nice with her ex-husband, find a home for her cat) and enjoy one last month of art-world parties, road trips and outrageous acts.
What Clementine doesn't expect is to uncover secrets surrounding the decades-old tragedy that befell her mother and sister. With the date of her carefully planned demise fast approaching, can she dive back into the messy business of family and life? Does she want to?
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Soon to be a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain
" Losing Clementine] is poignant and insightful and also surprisingly funny, thanks to its nasty, charming narrator." --Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl
A smart, sharp and moving debut--by turns hilarious and tragic-- Losing Clementine follows a famous artist as she gives herself one month to get her messy affairs in order before turning out the lights on her own life.
World-renowned artist and sharp-tongued wit Clementine Pritchard is done. Years of therapy and medication have gifted her with little more than sweaty palms and gastric upset. Now, after flushing away a cabinet full of prescriptions, she gives herself thirty days to tie up loose ends (finish one final painting, make nice with her ex-husband, find a home for her cat) and enjoy one last month of art-world parties, road trips and outrageous acts.
What Clementine doesn't expect is to uncover secrets surrounding the decades-old tragedy that befell her mother and sister. With the date of her carefully planned demise fast approaching, can she dive back into the messy business of family and life? Does she want to?
About the Author
Ashley Ream got her first job at a newspaper when she was sixteen. After working in newsrooms across Missouri, Florida, and Texas, she gave up deadlines to pursue fiction. She lives in Los Angeles and works at a nonprofit.