1997 first edition of The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms by J. P. Donleavy.
Written by J. P. Donleavy. Illustrated by Elliott Banfield. 1997 first edition, first printing. St. Martin's Press, New York.
The Chronicle of One of the Strangest Stories Ever to be Rumoured About Around New York
"With everyone reacting to and following trends and fashions you never know what's going to happen next in and around New York and especially in suburban climes like Scarsdale. But what worried her more than anything was that she might sink down so deep in the doldrums that back up out of them she might never again get."
Jocelyn Guenevere Marchantiere Jones is dumped by her dull but disloyal husband for "fresh flesh" , dives into a bottle of vodka and loses her mind for a minute, and transplants from suburban Scarsdale to modest Yonkers, and adjusts to a more frugal life. But, in staying true to one of her first principles - "Only go to the cleanest of places to take a pee" - she finds herself rewarded for being in the right place at an odd time.
James Patrick Donleavy (1926 – 2017) was an American-born author and playwright who resided in Ireland for most of his adult life. He's best known for his novel The Ginger Man.
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