Three Filipina maids working for rich families in Singapore become friends and fight to free another maid accused of murdering her employer. Corazon retired back to the Philippines, but escapes back to Singapore after her nephew is accused of dealing drugs and killed by the police. She ends up working for an older woman who owns a café chain and is used by the daughters to try and convince their mother to expand in order to get more money. Donita works for the abusive Mrs. Fann. She and her husband are estranged from their child and she leads a successful coup to take control of a woman's organization and make it more Christian. Donita also starts dating a man from a different immigrant group which causes problems for him. Angel is working for a family where the son seems to be spying on her while she also deals with a breakup from her long-term girlfriend. Flourdeliza is accused of murdering the wife of her employer. Angel, Corazon and Donita investigate and discover that the murderer was actually her daughter and her boyfriend who accidentally killed her when they tried to run away together. They realize that it was recorded on a hidden camera. Donita exposes Mrs. Fann’s treatment of her by locking her in a closet and taking over the interview Mrs. Fann was supposed to do for her new Christian organization. It then also comes out that Mrs. Fann’s daughter is transgender and that is why they are estranged. The daughter comes to thank Donita for speaking out and Donita tells her that her father misses her but her mother was threatening him. Angel leaves the house she was working in and goes to get her physical therapy license. Corazon is able to talk to her employer and draw better boundaries after her daughter continue to try and manipulate her. Donita’s boyfriend decides to not let social pressure from his family dictate his relationships and is able to continue to date her.
I think this book was overshadowed by how much I loved Bandit Queens and Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. I really liked this one as well, but the humor and deep friendships in Bandit Queens I think was more well done. I liked that we focused on three main characters and the different types of abusive employers you could have. Even Corazon’s nice employer overstepped boundaries and made her uncomfortable by acting more like a friend and putting her in an uncomfortable position. I also liked seeing LGBT representation, I thought it was really well done.