My Cleaner

My Cleaner is a novel by English author Maggie Gee. It was first published in 2005 by Saqi Books and concerns racism and family life.[1] According to Bernardine Evaristo it was her best novel to that date.[2]

My Cleaner
First edition
AuthorMaggie Gee
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSaqi Books
Publication date
2005
Media typePrint
Pages318
ISBN0-86356-544-1
Followed byMy Driver 

Maggie Gee visited Uganda in 2003, sponsored by the Cheltenham Literature Festival's 'Across Continents' commission and a Society of Authors grant,[3] and the novel features many scenes set in that country. The story is continued in My Driver (2009).[4]

Plot introduction

The story is told from the viewpoint of Vanessa Henman, an English writer, and Mary Tendo Ugandan graduate of Makerere University. Vanessa's 22-year-old son Justin refuses to get out of bed with depression. Justin asks for Mary who looked after him as a child so Vanessa writes to her. Mary returns to London to help Justin, but this time not as a cleaner...

gollark: I could do a one-way bridge.
gollark: The discussion currently going on is something along the lines of "the regulars are too comfortable and we should prevent discussing eugenics and stuff".
gollark: I'm not sure if the world is ready.
gollark: It's kind of bee that we can't *undo* COMPARTMENTAL SLATS?
gollark: This exists, yes.

References
  1. Lisa O'Kelly, "Cross your cleaner at your peril. Maggie Gee returns to racism and family life in My Cleaner", The Observer, 21 August 2005.
  2. Back cover, 1st edition
  3. 1st edition frontispiece
  4. Patrick ness, "Out of struggle", The Guardian, 28 March 2009.
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