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Losing Clementine

by Ashley Ream
Morrow. Mar. 2012. c.320p. ISBN 9780062093639. pap. $14.99. F
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Clementine Pritchard, a talented and successful artist with a sharp tongue and an expressive eccentric streak, has decided to commit suicide. She throws out the bottles of pills that have kept away her dark days and gives herself a month to settle her affairs—from finding a loving home for her cat and smuggling animal tranquilizers from Mexico to locating her absentee father and confronting the family tragedy that left her without a mother and sister. What Clementine does not count on is the possibility that her search for closure could open up a tangible new connection to the world she desperately wants to leave.
VERDICT Ream's debut is rich with detail, fully illustrating Clementine's world from her artwork to her love affair with food. While the circumstances behind Clementine's choice are indeed tragic, the story is told with an unexpectedly fresh and humorous voice. Fans of dark comedy should add Ream to their list of authors to watch.
Reviewed by Mara Dabrishus, Ursuline Coll., Pepper Pike, OH , Feb 01, 2012
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