Losing Clementine: A Novel

She's got the wit and sharp tongue of Dorothy Parker, the talent of Picasso, and an ex-husband who still wants her. But all that isn't enough to keep Clementine alive, and in thirty days she's going to turn out the lights of her life for good.
With the month she has left, renowned artist Clementine Pritchard will attempt to tie up loose ends—from coming to terms with the family tragedy that left her without a mother and sister to travelling south of the border to secure tranquilizers to finding the father that abandoned her.

Settling accounts also means coming face to face with the reasons why she can't go on—and the truth hidden at its core. What she doesn't count on, though, is that in losing Clementine, she may actually find her.

"A Left Coast update of Bright Lights, Big City ...although Ream's Clementine stares down a fate far more dire than that faced by Jay McInerney's magazine fact-checker." -- Kansas City Star

"This is a novel that allows us to experience how exciting life is, and how fast time can fly, once you truly free yourself to live it." -- Bust Magazine

"An entertaining and moody whirlwind." -- Publishers Weekly

"An unexpectedly fresh and humorous voice. Fans of dark comedy should add Ream to their list of authors to watch." -- Library Journal

"With her razor wit and over-it-all candor, Clementine makes for a fascinating companion, and Ream manages to craft an engaging and impressive debut." -- Kirkus Reviews