Jennifer Clement Books in Order

Raised in rural poverty, Leonora becomes a nanny for a wealthy Mexico City family. Her employer's advances and the household's arrangements for her child trap her within inequalities of class, dependence, motherhood, and concealed desire.

Emily lives with her father in Mexico City and works at a Catholic orphanage after being abandoned by her mother. A mysterious cousin's arrival brings family secrets and temptation that disrupt her sheltered, orderly existence.

In a Mexican village threatened by drug cartels, Ladydi and her friends disguise themselves and hide to avoid abduction. A job in Acapulco offers hope of escape, but danger and uncertainty continue to shape her future.

Jennifer Clement recounts Suzanne Mallouk’s turbulent relationship with Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1980s New York. Following a runaway’s encounter with an emerging artist, the book explores how love, addiction, and obsession shaped their shared life amid a changing cultural scene.

Fourteen-year-old Pearl grows up with her mother in a car beside a Florida trailer park. Their close bond and friendships with residents exist amid poverty, unstable relationships, and a surrounding culture saturated with firearms.