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Wet Paint

By: Chloë Ashby
Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
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About this listen

Searingly incisive, darkly funny and achingly poignant, Wet Paint is a novel about attempting to navigate the world as a twenty-something woman, exploring the highs and lows of friendship, love and loss.

Since the death of her best friend Grace, 26-year-old Eve has learned to keep everything and everyone at arm's length. Safe in her detachment, she scrapes along waiting tables and cleaning her shared flat in exchange for cheap rent, finding solace in her small routines.

But when a chance encounter at work brings her past thundering into her present, Eve becomes consumed by painful memories of Grace. And soon her precariously maintained life begins to unravel: she loses her job, gets thrown out of her flat and risks pushing away the one decent man who cares about her.

Taking up life-modelling to pay the bills, Eve lays bare her body but keeps hidden the mounting chaos inside her head. When her self-destructive urges spiral out of control, she's forced to confront the traumatic event that changed the course of her life, and to finally face her grief and guilt.

Perfect for fans of Conversations with Friends, Luster and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.

©2022 Chloë Ashby (P)2022 Orion Publishing Group Limited Coming of Age Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance

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Critic reviews

"This isn't a book you read, but a book you step into. Chloe Ashby has created a mesmerising and energetic world of grief, art and self-discovery. I loved Eve and spending time with her on every page." (Emma Gannon)
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This story was frustrating. The protagonist isn’t likeable but it’s not just that; there are little inaccuracies that due diligence would have put paid to.
The narrator was good however, so I have given an extra star.
There are better stories available on Audible.

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I was a bit underwhelmed by this story, I feel like it had so much potential but I ultimately finished feeling a bit flat. The narrative frustrated me and the main character was so unlikeable

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