Clean (Paperback)
Juno Dawson (author), Beth Eyre (read by)- In stock
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2019
A razor-sharp, adrenaline rush of a novel from award-winning author Juno Dawson, Clean is Gossip Girl meets Girl, Interrupted
When socialite Lexi Volkov almost overdoses, she thinks she's hit rock bottom. She's wrong. Rock bottom is when she's forced into an exclusive rehab facility.
From there, the only way is up for Lexi and her fellow inmates, including the mysterious Brady. As she faces her demons, Lexi realises love is the most powerful drug of all.
It's a dirty business getting clean.
Addiction and redemption, love and despair. Clean will have you hooked from the first page and with a stunning rose gold foil cover, Clean will also look amazing on your bookshelf.
'Sharp, gripping and tender...Juno Dawson shows herself to be a judicious, bold storyteller with an instinctive feel for emotional authenticity - and Clean is her best novel yet.' - Attitude magazine
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
ISBN: 9781786540362
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 244 g
Dimensions: 202 x 153 x 25 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Compulsively readable and touching - I loved it' - Marian Keyes
'Gossip Girl goes to rehab...It's pacy, funny and in parts very touching...Lexi is great company. Sweary, cynical and quick with a comeback, she feels real... What feels spot-on are the group dynamics and fledgling friendships...I thoroughly enjoyed the flashbacks to Lexi's lavish life...for a rambunctious read about teen addiction, Clean hits the spot.' - i newspaper
'Sharp, gripping and tender, Clean is the story of how a small group of damaged people, by being there for each other, find a way to help themselves...Juno Dawson shows herself to be a judicious, bold storyteller with an instinctive feel for emotional authenticity - and Clean is her best novel yet.' - Attitude magazine
'Written with verve, wit and a mischievous love of language...it's one to just enjoy' - Francesca Brown, Stylist
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