Down the Drain

By: Julia Fox

Narrated by: Julia Fox

Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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.

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, where she entertains and educates her millions of followers. 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. With writing that is both eloquent and accessible, 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 improbable 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.

© 2023 Julia Fox (P)2023 Simon & Schuster Audio

Must read

I love this book. I went through so many similar experiences and could relate. Her writing is beautiful and I could picture everything. So happy it’s in her voice. You’ll finish it in a couple days I couldn’t stop.

Phenomenal best memoir on the decade

This was a great listen/read. A true exploration of friendship, grief and internal strength. Well produced audio. I’m obsessed. Relatable yet incredibly unique, fantastic prose. Great job Julia! Thank you for sharing this!

This book gave me hope

Julia, I have loved you for the past few years but reading your memoir was inspiring to me. I have wrote down so many quotes in my phone to reflect on. Your story is a testimony to life’s up and downs. Throughout all of life’s turbulence, you remained true to who you are and never wavered. Thank you. You’ve made me feel like I too can make it in life.

A masterpiece

I loved her story, it’s raw and authentic something that is not common these days. She is a rockstar

Contemporary icon, like it or not !

Very engaging. Loved. Fearless, matter-of-fact, and tender. Looking forward to part 2 in a few more revolutions!

Finished over 4 days!

Beautiful job, Julia! I listen to this book over a few days and couldn’t get enough of it!

Fav book of the year

I didn’t know much about Julia but holy WOW! She’s an incredible writer, so honest, sharp and funny. So much grit. I hope she writes another book one day.

A MUST

I have followed Julia for a while now, but this book is truly a masterpiece. She has such a way with words and is so vivid in her speech that it makes it feel like you’re there with her. Listening is absolutely the way to go since there’s no one with a more iconic voice!

Loved it

Absolutely loved this. Fantastic narrative voice and story-telling. It was so good that I finished listening within 2 days 😆

I love you Julia

Julia’s storytelling is amazing. She’s been through hell and back. Her creativity and strength shine through her powerful descriptions of her colorful life. Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing the darkest parts of you with us. We love you!