Cleaner

'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

GQ Best Books of 2025

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

• Announcing a major new literary talent, for fans of Miranda July, Sally Rooney, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Scarlett Thomas, a raw and unfiltered new voice and authentic, unapologetic, and sometimes brutal portrayal of millennials

• Laced with biting humour, psychological depth and intimacy, Jess is sure get major feature coverage – starting with books of the year previews, and building to a major launch campaign with events and extensive publicity and advertising on launch

"Cleaner" was written by Jess Shannon.