Review of Sunshine Cleaning (2008) by Keith Uhlich for Time Out Sydney — 11 Jun 2009

Best to take a page from Rose's métier and bleach this one fully out of sight and mind.

This review of Sunshine Cleaning (2008) was written by Keith Uhlich and published by Time Out Sydney on 11 Jun 2009.

Sunshine Cleaning has generally received positive reviews.

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