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A review by aquaflowerchild
The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein
5.0
The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein
I’ve never met Sandra Pankhurst before, but thanks to Sarah Krasnostein I was lucky enough to learn her story. Sandra is someone who’s story needs to be told. From everything she had to endure, it is amazing that she is so optimistic and willing to help other people in their downtrodden times.
Before reading this book, I had never heard of trauma cleaning. Who knew that someone has to go in and clean up after a death, or even a hoarding situation that has gone to the extreme. I always assumed that family members took care of those situations. However, Sandra runs a crew to clean up those types of messes with no fear.
To be honest, I did not read the entire description of the book, so I did not see that Sandra began life as a little boy named Pete. However, once I found that information out in the book, it did not deter me from reading. This fact made me love Sandra even more. She truly dealt with some terrible issues from childhood, early adult hood to middle ages. I like to imagine that Sandra was at the prime of her life during the writing of this book; she deserves happiness.
Also, I loved the way that Sarah Krasnostein wrote and characterized Sandra. Krasnostein did not pass judgment onto Sandra, but merely depicted Sandra’s life as if I was personally involved. It even seemed as if Sarah learned some valuable lessons by writing about Sandra. I’ve read some biographies in the past where the writer doesn’t seem to really connect with the individual. It is obvious from reading that Krasnostein did.
I’ve never met Sandra Pankhurst before, but thanks to Sarah Krasnostein I was lucky enough to learn her story. Sandra is someone who’s story needs to be told. From everything she had to endure, it is amazing that she is so optimistic and willing to help other people in their downtrodden times.
Before reading this book, I had never heard of trauma cleaning. Who knew that someone has to go in and clean up after a death, or even a hoarding situation that has gone to the extreme. I always assumed that family members took care of those situations. However, Sandra runs a crew to clean up those types of messes with no fear.
To be honest, I did not read the entire description of the book, so I did not see that Sandra began life as a little boy named Pete. However, once I found that information out in the book, it did not deter me from reading. This fact made me love Sandra even more. She truly dealt with some terrible issues from childhood, early adult hood to middle ages. I like to imagine that Sandra was at the prime of her life during the writing of this book; she deserves happiness.
Also, I loved the way that Sarah Krasnostein wrote and characterized Sandra. Krasnostein did not pass judgment onto Sandra, but merely depicted Sandra’s life as if I was personally involved. It even seemed as if Sarah learned some valuable lessons by writing about Sandra. I’ve read some biographies in the past where the writer doesn’t seem to really connect with the individual. It is obvious from reading that Krasnostein did.