My Cleaner
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My cleaner. She does my dirty work. She knows more about me than anyone else in the world. But does she even like me? Does her presence fill me with shame? Mary Tendo worked for eight years in the white middle class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her adorable blonde boy, Justin. Nine years later, 22-year-old Justin - though handsome, clever, and charming - is too depressed to get out of bed. When Mary responds to a cry for help and returns from Uganda to look after Justin the balance of power in the house shifts dramatically, and tensions build towards a startling climax on a motorway in a snowbound landscape...
Author: Maggie Gee
Format: Paperback, 318 pages, 140mm x 215mm
Published: 2005, Saqi Books, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
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My cleaner. She does my dirty work. She knows more about me than anyone else in the world. But does she even like me? Does her presence fill me with shame? Mary Tendo worked for eight years in the white middle class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her adorable blonde boy, Justin. Nine years later, 22-year-old Justin - though handsome, clever, and charming - is too depressed to get out of bed. When Mary responds to a cry for help and returns from Uganda to look after Justin the balance of power in the house shifts dramatically, and tensions build towards a startling climax on a motorway in a snowbound landscape...
My Cleaner