The author of the “sparkling dark romance” (Redbook) We Could Be Beautiful brings her “wit and verve” (The New York Times Book Review) to this quirky, feel-good novel about one woman’s messy journey from self-delusion to self-acceptance.
At thirty-seven, Stevie Green has had it with binge drinking and sleeping with strange men. She’s confused about her sexuality and her purpose in life. When her mother asks her to return to her hometown of La Jolla to help her move into a new house, she’s desperate enough to say yes. The move goes so well that Stevie decides to start her own decluttering business. She stops drinking. She hires her formerly estranged sister, Bonnie, to be her business partner. She rekindles a romance with her high school sweetheart, Brad. Things are better than ever—except for the complicated past that Stevie can’t seem to outrun.
Who was responsible for the high school scandal that caused her life to take a nosedive twenty years earlier? Why is she so secretive about the circumstances of her father’s death? Why are her feelings for her ex-friend, Chris, so mystifying? If she’s done drinking, then why can’t she seem to declutter the mini wine bottles from her car?
A winsome, fast-paced read, Getting Clean With Stevie Green is about coming to terms with who you are, resolving the pain of your past, and accepting the truth of your life in all its messy glory.
Genre: General Fiction
At thirty-seven, Stevie Green has had it with binge drinking and sleeping with strange men. She’s confused about her sexuality and her purpose in life. When her mother asks her to return to her hometown of La Jolla to help her move into a new house, she’s desperate enough to say yes. The move goes so well that Stevie decides to start her own decluttering business. She stops drinking. She hires her formerly estranged sister, Bonnie, to be her business partner. She rekindles a romance with her high school sweetheart, Brad. Things are better than ever—except for the complicated past that Stevie can’t seem to outrun.
Who was responsible for the high school scandal that caused her life to take a nosedive twenty years earlier? Why is she so secretive about the circumstances of her father’s death? Why are her feelings for her ex-friend, Chris, so mystifying? If she’s done drinking, then why can’t she seem to declutter the mini wine bottles from her car?
A winsome, fast-paced read, Getting Clean With Stevie Green is about coming to terms with who you are, resolving the pain of your past, and accepting the truth of your life in all its messy glory.
Genre: General Fiction
Praise for this book
"wan Huntley has captured the essence of the disaster queer, and the long curved journey to finding out who you truly are." - Gaby Dunn
"Swan Huntley is a master of the character-driven comedy; with sharp wit and a keen eye for detail, she's written a book that is as funny as it is authentic. How do we understand ourselves if not by the objects - and people - with which we surround ourselves? Getting Clean with Stevie Green is a book that, with Huntley's signature wry charm, asks the deep questions and delivers unexpected answers." - Jen Silverman
"The woman at the center of Swan Huntley?s delicious new novel specializes in helping her clients make their houses feel more like homes - so it's maybe no surprise I found myself wanting to live inside the book. Getting Clean with Stevie Green is funny, sweet, sexy, and wise - as irresistible as Stevie herself. By the end of the first page I was already rooting for her to clean up her mess of a life. By the end of the book I was ready to hire her to clean up mine!" - Robin Wasserman
"Swan Huntley is a master of the character-driven comedy; with sharp wit and a keen eye for detail, she's written a book that is as funny as it is authentic. How do we understand ourselves if not by the objects - and people - with which we surround ourselves? Getting Clean with Stevie Green is a book that, with Huntley's signature wry charm, asks the deep questions and delivers unexpected answers." - Jen Silverman
"The woman at the center of Swan Huntley?s delicious new novel specializes in helping her clients make their houses feel more like homes - so it's maybe no surprise I found myself wanting to live inside the book. Getting Clean with Stevie Green is funny, sweet, sexy, and wise - as irresistible as Stevie herself. By the end of the first page I was already rooting for her to clean up her mess of a life. By the end of the book I was ready to hire her to clean up mine!" - Robin Wasserman
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