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Losing Clementine: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Ashley Ream (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 108 ratings
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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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"Poignant and insightful and also surprisingly funny, thanks to its nasty, charming narrator."

-- "Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author"

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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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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005MMDKE4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks (March 6, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 6, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1914 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 323 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 108 ratings

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Ashley Ream

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Ashley Ream got her first job writing for newspapers when she was 16. Since then her career has taken her all over the Midwest, Gulf and West Coasts with more moves than she would care to count. Her debut novel, Losing Clementine, which sold at auction, was a Barnes & Noble debut pick, a Sutter Home Book Club pick and was short-listed for the Balcones Fiction Prize. She and her books have appeared in L.A. Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, Bust Magazine, the Kansas City Star and Marathon & Beyond Magazine, among many others. She is now settled in Seattle, where she lives with her husband, runs ultramarathons and is finishing her next novel.

Her new book, The 100 Year Miracle, is coming in hardback, ebook and audio May 24, 2016.

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Arlene Lugo
5.0 out of 5 stars More than 5 stars!
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2013
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If I could give Losing Clementine more than 5 stars, I would! Author, Ashley Ream, brings you into the last 30 days of Clementine Pritchard's life. Ream makes reading effortless and she has such a wonderful way with words. Her attention to details awakens your senses making you see, feel, taste and experience Clementine's experiences. Ream's description of food makes your mouth water! Her description of despair and the dark side of mental illness brings you down and Clementine's highs lift you up.

I enjoyed the humor her character's displayed and especially Clementine's sarcasm! The ending definitely pulled at my heart strings, which doesn't happen often to me when reading. And although I liked the ending I was left wanting more! I didn't want the story to end, i wanted Day 31! A great read!
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Jennifer
4.0 out of 5 stars Strong Debut -- Check It Out!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2013
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A funny, sarcastic book about a woman preparing to commit suicide (yes ... you read that right), Losing Clementine is Ream's debut novel and it is good! Clementine is a successful artist who lives with her beloved cat (in fact, one of her pre-suicide tasks is finding a suitable home for the cat). Her primary relationships center on her confusing interactions with her ex-husband, her rivalry with a fellow artist, and the recent firing of her supportive assistant. Tired of being depressed and dealing with various mental health issues, Clementine decides "enough is enough" and gives herself 30 days to get her affairs in order. However, as she tidies up the loose ends of her life (including the fate of her absentee father), she finds that life may have more to offer her than she first thought. I know it sounds like an oxymoron, but this book is really quite life-affirming, and I suspect you'll enjoy exploring Clementine's psyche as much as I did. I'm excited to see what Ream writes next as this was a great start to her career.
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June Ð
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2022
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I was simply blown away! The story (although a disturbing subject) was told with such clarity and humor. It just proves the theory that plans are things that haven’t yet or may never happen. But above all, it is the author’s gifted writing that grabbed ahold of me from the first paragraph to the final sentence. This is one of those books that I will never forget. And I confess to adoring Chuckles the cat! I look forward to more books by Ms Reams.
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Diane Jacquindo
3.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2013
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Yet another great recommendation for reading....writing style was great...really enjoyed the story. The author really draws you in from the beginning.
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Barbara Sissel
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved This Book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2012
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Fiction is full of characters but they are seldom as individual or as memorably rendered and irresistible as Clementine Pritchard is in Ashley Ream's boldly written debut novel, LOSING CLEMENTINE. From the start it's clear that Clementine is planning to kill herself. She's given herself thirty days to pull off a clinical, no-muss-no-fuss suicide. The reveal of her motive comes about page-by-page through Clementine's often abrasive, yet compellingly honest voice that comes spiked with great doses of fall down laughing gallows humor.

Some say suicide is the ultimate act of selfishness, but faced with the circumstances of Clementine's life, the tragedy that lies in her past, its horrible legacy that has resulted in some form of pain for her and those whom she has loved every day since, it would seem that killing herself would bring the ultimate relief. What is striking, riveting even, is that as the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that her decision is less to do with her own release and driven more by her concern--gallows humor aside--for everyone else. You might say in her case it is the ultimate act of love.

But will she go through with it? This novel is a real page turner, one you do not want to miss.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to get through....
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2012
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One of the hardest books I've ever read through; the humor may appeal to some, but I should have skipped this one.
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Susan Whitfield
4.0 out of 5 stars My dark Clementine
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2012
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I just finished reading Losing Clementine. Even though the topic is depression's "black days" and Clementine decides that in 30 days she'll commit suicide, I found the book humorous and thought-provoking. She threw away most of her possessions, picked out her own casket, and stopped being nice to people she never liked anyway. As the book moves along and the days count down, she makes all the preparations necessary to end her life.

Ashley Ream did a good job of taking me into the depths of depression where the body is in a stroke-like situation. I liked the uniqueness of this book, and the ending gave me hope for Clementine.
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River
5.0 out of 5 stars Ashley Ream please contact me!
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2013
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I don't usually write reviews, give feedback, make comments... This book by Ashley Ream is almost perfect! It is brilliantly written, full of a very interesting wit, love,surprises inside surprises and so much more. She writes at times with detail about the clothes someone is wearing or the gourmet food she is eating, her art, not to just write... but to create tension... to hold the emotions of the reader. This is a very intimate book if you allow it to be. I read the book in a day, I didn't want it to end, I laughed and I cried, I fell in love with Clementine and totally understood her every move, mood and emotion. This is only possible when the talents and gifts of a writer shine as they do throughout this extraordinary read. Ashley, please contact me. Here is a link to my new book, you'll be able to find me....[...]

All Love to you Ms. Ream.

Everyone else, do not wait, buy this book, enjoy the ride. Be prepared for your heart to be blown wide open. Christopher Love
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