by Shannon, Jess | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published 12/02/2026 by Bedford Square Publishers in the United Kingdom Paperback | 240 pages197 x 129 x 17mm | 174g Signed Bookplate Paperback Edition 'Mrs. Hinch meets Raven Leilani’s Luster' Elle 'Gen Z’s Lady Macbeth' Times Literary Supplement 'Gem of a debut novel... funny, vibrant and utterly unpredictable.' Service95 (Dua Lipa's cultural concierge), August’s Best New Releases ‘Sharp, funny and engaging’ Daily Mail A LOVE READING DEBUT OF THE MONTH, STAR BOOK AND BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR PICKA woman in her mid-twenties moves back home to live with her parents, where her listlessness fuels an obsession with cleaning, and sets in motion a series of events that lead to her posing as a model in a nude gallery where she encounters a woman whose life will intertwine with her own. ‘An utterly unflinching debut novel about becoming adrift: a rare and profound book about loneliness, self-expression and disillusionment, featuring sex, love, drugs – and cleaning’ Ian Sansom'A tremendous display of talent' Gonzalo Ceron Garcia, author of We Are The End
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