A darkly funny literary debut about Mona, a house cleaner seeking self-acceptance amid addicts, oddballs, and family trauma.
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A darkly funny literary debut about Mona, a house cleaner seeking self-acceptance amid addicts, oddballs, and family trauma.
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Jen Beagins funny, moving, fearless debut novel introduces an unforgettable character, Mona--almost 24, cleaning houses to get by, emotionally adrift. Handing out clean needles to drug addicts, she falls for a recipient who proceeds to break her heart in unimaginable ways. Always just under the surface are her memories of growing up in a chaotic, destructive family from which she's trying to disentangle herself. The story of her journey toward a comfortable place in the world and a measure of se...
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Sexual content
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Explicit sexual content; intimacy on-page; bestiality erotica excerpt
Violence & gore
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No evidence found in available sources
Profanity
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Frequent strong profanity, including multiple slurs
Substance use
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Central heroin addiction, needle exchange, and overdose
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Brief cult and cult-mentality references
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Class themes; racism and anti-Mexican slurs appear
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicide themes among characters' struggles
Abuse & suffering
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Explicit childhood sexual abuse, incest, rape, grooming, pedophilia
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