Shannon Lush is an Australian author who is best known for providing tips and hints on tasks such as

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and household chores. In addition to writing a number of books, she has made regular guest appearances on TV and Australian Breakfast Radio as a cleaning expert.

Biography

Born in Sydney, Lush is an

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and home economist. Her break into the public scene began when she started giving stain removal advice on ABC Radio in 2004. She later compiled a number of these solutions in the form of her first book, ''Spotless'' (co-written with Jennifer Fleming), which was released in 2005 and became the Australian number one best-selling book of 2006. She has since released five other books in Australia, all of which have reached best-seller status. Her most recent book, ''Stainless'' (co-written with Trent Hayes), was released in 2010 and serves as a how-to book in understanding Lush's stain removal techniques. She has also released three overseas titles, including non-English translations of ''Spotless''. Lush confirmed her ecological leanings with the release of ''Save: Your Money, Your Time, Your Planet'' which was released with an accompanying item called the "Save Wheel" which displayed the

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of household activities and appliances in terms of the number of trees required to be planted to offset a year's worth of the activity/running time. Lush writes regular articles for the UK newspaper ''The Times''.

Bibliography

Books * ''Spotless'' (2005), Publisher: ABC Books, / * ''Speedcleaning'' (2006), Publisher: ABC Books, / * ''How to be Comfy'' (2007), Publisher: ABC Books, / * ''Save: Your Money, Your Time, Your Planet'' (2008), Publisher: ABC Books, / * ''Spotless 2'' (2009), Publisher: ABC Books, / * ''Stainless'' (2010), Publisher: ABC Books, / Accessories associated with her books * ''Comfy Shopping List'' (2007), Publisher: 'The Five Mile Press', / * ''ABC Home Palette Carbon Footprint Wheel'' (2008), Publisher: 'The Five Mile Press', /

References

External links

Official website

NineMSN page mentioning ''Spotless''

Official website of Lush and Jennifer Fleming
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