Description of the book
The hotly anticipated book from ‘one of the all-time pop-culture greats’ (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.
‘Intense and compelling’ SUNDAY TIMES
'A gripping and powerful coming-of-age story' TELEGRAPH
‘A masterpiece’ GREG JAMES, BBC RADIO 1
Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivating acting, such as her breakout role in the film Uncut Gems; her trendsetting style, including bleached eyebrows, exaggerated eyeshadow and cutout dresses; her mastery of social media. But all these share the trait for which she is most famous: unabashedly and unapologetically being herself.
This commitment to authenticity has never been more on display than in Down the Drain. Fox recounts her turbulent path to cultural supremacy: her parents’ volatile relationship that divided her childhood between Italy and New York City and left her largely raising herself; a possessive and abusive drug-dealing boyfriend whose torment continued even from within Rikers Island; her own trips to jail as well as to a psychiatric hospital; her work as a dominatrix that led to a complicated entanglement with a sugar daddy; a heroin habit that led to New Orleans trap houses and that she would kick only after the fatal overdose of her best friend; her own near-lethal overdoses and the deaths of still more friends from drugs and suicide; an emotionally explosive, tabloid-dominating romance with a figure she dubs “The Artist”; a whirlwind, short-lived marriage and her trials as a single parent striving to support her young son.
Yet as extraordinary as her story is, its universality is what makes it so powerful. Fox doesn’t just capture her evolution from grade-school outcast to fashion-world icon, she captures her transition from girlhood to womanhood to motherhood. Family and friendship, sex and death, violence and love, money and power, innocence and experience—it’s all here, in raw, remarkable and riveting detail.
More than a year before the book's publication, Fox's description of it as "a masterpiece" in a red carpet interview went viral. As always, she was just being honest. Down the Drain is a true literary achievement, as one-of-a-kind as its author.
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4.6
★★★★☆730 ratings
Interesting · Well-written · Eventful
4.8
★★★★☆727 ratings
Perfect match · Captivating · Credible
Becca
I loved this book. Julia Fox’s life is so far from my own, it was amazing to hear these stories which sound so absurd and scary to me. She has lived a hundred lifetimes and I was captivated by each part, disturbed and delighted and appalled in equal measure.I recommend
Book★5
Discussion starter · Entertaining · Straightforward · Eventful · Original
Narration★5
Captivating
Yuki
Julia fox’s life is wild and this memoir is incredibly entertaining but she is also a person who has dealt with very sad and traumatising events. Her honesty and resilience is admirable. I couldn’t stop listening to this and I do feel like I’ve learned a lot from this book. Highly recommend.I recommend
Book★5
Thrilling · Violent · Beautiful · Unpredictable · Spicy · Tearjerker · Unforgettable · Eye-opener · Character-driven · Educational · Fast pace · Entertaining · Messy · Interesting · Trigger warning · Straightforward · Funny
Narration★5
Relaxing · Perfect match
- I am beyond glad Julia narrated her own words she had written so in depth and, I honestly had a movie going on in my head as the story went on. Wow. So vivid and expressive. I experienced so many different emotions with this book. This is the second book I have ever finished in my life, I am extremely picky…. This had me hooked! I was listening whenever I got a chance. Julia has had one life and my god how empowering. Well done Julia 🤍
Danielle
Book★5
Narration★5
- So raw and honest I love Julia and I’m so proud of her and her growth I hope she gets everything she wishes out of like and more
Niamh
As a fellow bpd and adhd baddie we must stand together
I wish her nothing but happiness and healing
LISTEN TO THIS BOOK ITS WORTH ITBook★5
Narration★5
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