Losing Clementine: A Novel

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Shes got the wit and sharp tongue of Dorothy Parker, the talent of Picasso, and an ex-husband who still wants her. But all that isnt enough to keep Clementine alive, and in thirty days shes going to turn out the lights of her life for good.

With the month she has left, renowned artist Clementine Pritchard will attempt to tie up loose endsfrom coming to terms with the family tragedy that left her without a mother and sister to travelling south of the border to secure tranquilizers to finding the father that abandoned her. Settling accounts also means coming face to face with the reasons why she cant go onand the truth hidden at its core. What she doesnt count on, though, is that in losing Clementine, she may actually find her.

A wonderfully entertaining and poignant novel featuring a deeply flawed and irresistible character, Losing Clementine is a bold debutfrom a promising new voice.

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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 breezy, self-deprecating voice that makes for good company...clever dialogue...It's tempting to consider [LOSING CLEMENTINE] a Left Coast update of "Bright Lights, Big City" ...although Ream's Clementine stares down a fate far more dire than that faced by Jay McInerney's magazine fact-checker." -- Kansas City Star

"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

"An entertaining and moody whirlwind. Whether readers love or hate Clementine, they won't soon forget her." -- Publishers Weekly

"An unexpectedly fresh and humorous voice. Fans of dark comedy should add Ream to their list of authors to watch." -- Library Journal

"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 Reviews

"It's hard not to fall in love with Clementine Pritchard--she's talented, witty, inventive and suicidal. You won't want this story to end as you root for the wonderfully lawless and impulsive Clementine." -- Jessica Anya Blau, author of Drinking Closer to Home

Author Bio

Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Ashley Ream got her first job at a newspaper when she was 16. After working in newsrooms across Missouri, Florida and Texas, she gave up the deadlines to pursue fiction.In 2003, she migrated to Los Angeles and fell in love with the city and its people, which have become the centerpiece of her work. A lifelong believer in the importance of social change, Ashley spends her days working for a nonprofit building better lives for the citys residents.Shes at work on her next novel.