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Cleaner

A razor-sharp, honest and darkly comedic literary debut novel

Jess Shannon

$22.99

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Forthcoming
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BEDFORD SQUARE
28 April 2026
'Gem of a debut novel... funny, vibrant and utterly unpredictable.' Service95 (Dua Lipa's cultural concierge), August's Best New Releases
A LOVE READING DEBUT OF THE MONTH, STAR BOOK AND BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK

A 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

'Mrs. Hinch meets Raven Leilani's Luster' Elle

'Gen Z's Lady Macbeth' Times Literary Supplement

'Sharp, funny and engaging' Daily Mail

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Imprint:   BEDFORD SQUARE
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm, 
ISBN:   9781835012666
ISBN 10:   1835012663
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Jess Shannon was born and raised in Birmingham. She is a proud graduate of the University of Warwick Writing Programme, completing her degree in Literature and Writing in 2020 and her Masters in Writing in 2021. She lives and works in Solihull and hates cleaning.

Reviews for Cleaner: A razor-sharp, honest and darkly comedic literary debut novel

'Its magnetism and effortless backflips reminded me a lot of Raven Leilani’s Luster, like reading a painting. She’s an incredible talent' Julia Raeside, author of Don't Make Me Laugh 'Shannon’s debut is a tremendous display of talent. Contemporary in its composition and fearless to experiment, the book elegantly makes bold thematic suggestions which avoid heavy-handedness' Gonzalo Ceron Garcia, author of We Are The End ‘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


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