Cleanness- Gareth Greenwell

A beautiful, poetic fictional exploration of the discovery of love, desire and loss.

As a young American teacher prepares to leave Sofia, Bulgaria, the place he has called home, he traces his time there through the men he has loved and lost. Investigating otherness, foreignness and the connections we form to combat them, this book is at times a poignant, brutal and loving, a bit like all of us. Spoiler alert- this is a very sexy book so don’t give it to your elderly mum with a weak heart!