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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Telegram
Publication date
October 1, 2006
Pages
336
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781846590085
ISBN-10
1846590086
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$14.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Ugandan Mary Tendo worked for many years in the white middle-class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her only child, Justin. More than ten years after Mary has left, Justin is too depressed to get out of bed. To his mother's surprise, he asks for Mary. This work confronts racism and class conflict with humour.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
âMy Cleaner is a moving, funny, engrossing book.ââThe Observer
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âElegant, humorous and surprising, this is a classy performance.ââThe Times
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âBeautifully observed, intelligent and moving.ââThe Scotsman
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Ugandan Mary Tendo worked for many years in the white middle-class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her only child, Justin. More than ten years after Mary has left, Justinânow twenty-two, handsome, and giftedâis too depressed to get out of bed. To his motherâs surprise, he asks for Mary.
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When Mary responds to Vanessaâs cry for help and returns from Uganda to look after Justin, the balance of power in the house shifts dramatically. Both womenâs lives change irrevocably as tensions build toward a startling climax on a snowbound motorway.Â
âMy Cleaner is a moving, funny, engrossing book.ââThe Observer
Â
âElegant, humorous and surprising, this is a classy performance.ââThe Times
Â
âBeautifully observed, intelligent and moving.ââThe Scotsman
Â
Ugandan Mary Tendo worked for many years in the white middle-class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her only child, Justin. More than ten years after Mary has left, Justinânow twenty-two, handsome, and giftedâis too depressed to get out of bed. To his motherâs surprise, he asks for Mary.
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When Mary responds to Vanessaâs cry for help and returns from Uganda to look after Justin, the balance of power in the house shifts dramatically. Both womenâs lives change irrevocably as tensions build toward a startling climax on a snowbound motorway.Â
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Paperback
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from Telegram (October 1, 2006)
9781846590085 | details & prices | 336 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Ugandan Mary Tendo worked for many years in the white middle-class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her only child, Justin.
About: Ugandan Mary Tendo worked for many years in the white middle-class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her only child, Justin.
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