Imprint: Bedford Square Publishers

Category: Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Cleaner

Jess Shannon

‘Mrs. Hinch meets Raven Leilani’s Luster’ Elle

‘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

A LOVE READING DEBUT OF THE MONTH AND STAR BOOK 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

Hardback

RRP: £14.99

ISBN: 9781835012642

Published: August 28, 2025

Extent: 240 pages

Ebook

RRP: £9.99

ISBN: 9781835012659

Published: August 28, 2025

Reviews

‘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

‘Sharp, funny and engaging’ Daily Mail

‘Forget the rock and roll, this debut is about sex, drugs and a serious obsession with cleaning. The magnetic comic debut, follows a young artist, in her mid-twenties. who moves home to live with her parents and becomes obsessed with cleaning. Mrs. Hinch meets Raven Leilani’s Luster’. Elle

‘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