
Clean
A Novel
Laura Otis(Author)
iUniverse (Publisher)
Published on 9. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
132 pages
978-1-5320-6383-1 (ISBN)
Description
Ginny has already survived more than most people. Abused as a child, she now lives an isolated life as a housekeeper at the Run-Rite Inn in a small Texas town. Her closest bonds are with the rooms she cleans, which she attempts to protect from abusive guests. The inn's devoted manager, Jake, who knows every hinge on every door and the personality of every room, encourages Ginny to think beyond dusting, vacuuming, and scrubbing. But little does she know that he has dreams beyond what the inn provides and will do just about anything to make them come true.
When Ginny sees signs that human traffickers are using the inn, she struggles with her intense fear of people. As she begins to suspect that Jake is involved with the illegal operation, she hesitates to intervene, tempted by higher-paying work. But then a shocking discovery brings her face-to-face with her own past, leaving her with no choice but to act-even if it means turning against Jake.
Clean is the gripping story of an abused housekeeper who must overcome her inner fears to help women held at a cheap motel by human traffickers.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
151 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5320-6383-1 (9781532063831)
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Laura Otis is a professor of English at Emory University. She holds a BS in biochemistry, an MA in neuroscience, a PhD in comparative literature, and an MFA in fiction. She is the author of six academic books and six novels. In 2000, she received a MacArthur Fellowship for creativity. Otis currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Joe Boris author photograph credit c 2012 www.JoeBoris.com.