Listened to the audiobook
Trigger warning: graphic description of rape, drug addition, child abuse, child neglect, transphobia, alcoholism, murder of a pregnant woman, hoarding, maggots, mold, suicide

In Australia, Sandra Pankhurst runs a cleaning company which handles the aftermath of some kind of trauma, like a murder or hoarding. The author of this biography details Pankhurst's life from beginning to the relative present. This book is a difficult read, but handles traumatic events and topics with an empathetic tone.

I had only seen this book in passing before diving in with little-to-no preparation. The book came across my radar, and I decided to dive in.

If you're expecting a book about trauma cleaning as a job, there is that in here. But it serves as more a window to Pankhurst now before diving back into the main plot which is Pankhurst's life. There is a choice in which the author narrates Pankhurst's pre-transition life with an invented deadname and "he" pronouns. Any explanation is speculation. But what also made me cringe from a presentation standpoint was the effusive praise Krasnostein gives to Sandra on page. The words "inspirational" and "strong" are used highly throughout.

The one thing I would highly recommend is to look for trigger warnings before starting. With that in mind, this is a very moving biography of a woman whose own trauma led her to this unusual and often grim work.