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"In "a strangely ageless world somewhere between Emily Dickinson and David Lynch" (Blake Butler), a cleaning woman at a museum of art nurtures aspirations to do more than simply dust the paintings around her. She dreams of having the liberty to explore them in writing, and so must find a way to win herself the time and security to use her mind. She escapes her lot by marrying a rich man, but having gained a husband, a house, high society, and a maid, she finds that her new life of privilege is no less constrained. Not only has she taken up different forms of time-consuming labor - social and…
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Editions
5 editions- Paperback · English · 2021Picador · 176 pages · 9781250785718
- Audiobook · English · 2020Tantor Audio · 9781541442467
- Other · English · 2020Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 9780374718732
- Other · English · 2020Daunt Books · 176 pages · 9781911547587
- Other · English · 2020Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 176 pages · 9780374148379
Fiction, psychologicalFiction, womenAmerican literatureNew York Times reviewedWomenFictionWomen cleaning personnelMuseums






