Have you ever thought about who gets the real dirty work in our messy society?

I’m talking about cleaning up after suicides who have lain unmourned  or missed for weeks, or hoarders who can’t control their  desire to keep their whole live’s  possessions. The industrial accidents, the crime scenes- there are some places you just don’t want to go but specially trained cleaners are often the second on the scene after other services and authorities  and they have to have the knowledge ( and the stomach) to get places habitable or safe again.

Sarah Krasnostein followed one such person for several years and what she learned is detailed in this fascinating book. As you can imagine, the person who does this job has to have a well developed philosophy to cope with what they witness and have to deal with.

Rubber gloves essential!

Sarah Krasnostein reads from  ‘The Trauma Cleaner’

 

 

Author Sarah Krasnostein

Interview with Sarah Krasnostein

 

Recorded at the Byron writers Festival 2018