by Sarah Adams
First published 2017
The housekeeping staff moves through hotel corridors before dawn, their carts loaded with fresh linens and cleaning supplies. Sarah Adams follows these workers into guest rooms where they encounter everything from simple messes to shocking discoveries. The protagonist navigates the physical demands of the job while dealing with difficult guests, demanding supervisors, and tight cleaning schedules. Each room presents new challenges that test both professional skills and personal boundaries. The workers form bonds with each other while struggling to maintain dignity in a job that often renders them invisible to guests. Adams shows how these employees handle the unexpected situations that arise behind closed doors. The novel explores the tension between the pristine image hotels present to guests and the complex reality of maintaining that facade. At its heart, this story examines the human cost of service work and the resilience required to find meaning in labor that others take for granted.
Genres: literary-fiction, domestic-fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, resilience
63 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform