'A modern-day The Help' - Emerald Street 'It's a book to read and
then read again.' The Book Bag 'I loved The Maid's Room with its
exquisite writing, married with a shocking and powerful story line
that had me gripped and moved until the uplifting conclusion.'
Katie Marsh, author of A Life Without You and This Beautiful Life
'A beautifully written and deeply moving novel . . . crafted with a
mixture of grim detail, dark humour and poignancy, at times it's
hard to believe that this book is a work of fiction. Genuinely
excellent. *****' Heat *********** 'This is where she sleeps. A
cupboard. A bedroom. A windowless box.' Sisters Dolly and Tala have
never felt further from home. In the blistering heat of Singapore,
they spend their days enabling ex-pats to have lives they could
never afford for themselves. Even though she has little freedom,
Dolly can just about live with her job if it means she's able to
support her beloved young daughter back in the Philippines. One day
- if she's lucky - Dolly may even be able to go back and see her.
Tala, however, just can't keep her mouth shut about the
restrictive, archaic rules maids are forced to abide by on pain of
deportation. She risks everything to help her fellow maids, who
have struggled to have their voices heard for far too long. In a
world where domestic workers are treated so poorly, The Maid's Room
explores how women can come together to change each other's lives,
and be the architects of their own futures.
General
Imprint: |
Hodder Paperback
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2018 |
First published: |
2017 |
Authors: |
Fiona Mitchell
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4736-5959-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-4736-5959-0 |
Barcode: |
9781473659599 |
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