Clean: A Novel

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!Shortlisted for Femina Etranger and Medicis Etranger Prizes"A masterclass in suspense … Extraordinary." – Paula Hawkins“Terrifying, explosive and exhilarating” – Katie Kitamura"A modern masterpiece." -LitHubFrom a global star and International Booker Prize finalist, a razor-sharp, unforgettable novel about a maid who’s seen too much and a family at a breaking pointA young girl has died and the family’s maid is being interrogated. She must tell the whole story before arriving at the girl’s death.Estela came from the countryside, leaving her mother behind, to work for the señor and señora when their only child was born. They wanted a housemaid: “smart appearance, full time,” their ad said. She wanted to make enough money to support her mother and return home. For seven years, Estela cleaned their laundry, wiped their floors, made their meals, kept their secrets, witnessed their fights and frictions, raised their daughter. She heard the rats scrabbling in the ceil