{"product_id":"maid-hard-work-low-pay-and-a-mothers-will-to-survive-9780316505093","title":"Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Land, Stephanie","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A single mother's personal, unflinching look at America's class divide (Barack Obama),\" this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir is the inspiration for the Netflix limited series, hailed by Rolling Stone as \"a great one.\" \u003c\/b\u003e At 28, Stephanie Land's dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer quickly dissolved when a summer fling turned into an unplanned pregnancy. Before long, she found herself a single mother, scraping by as a housekeeper to make ends meet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaid \u003c\/i\u003eis an emotionally raw, masterful account of Stephanie's years spent in service to upper middle class America as a \"nameless ghost\" who quietly shared in her clients' triumphs, tragedies, and deepest secrets. Driven to carve out a better life for her family, she cleaned by day and took online classes by night, writing relentlessly as she worked toward earning a college degree. She wrote of the true stories that weren't being told: of living on food stamps and WIC coupons, of government programs that barely provided housing, of aloof government employees who shamed her for receiving what little assistance she did. Above all else, she wrote about pursuing the myth of the American Dream from the poverty line, all the while slashing through deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaid \u003c\/i\u003eis Stephanie's story, but it's not hers alone. It is an inspiring testament to the courage, determination, and ultimate strength of the human spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A single mother's personal, unflinching look at America's class divide, a description of the tightrope many families walk just to get by, and a reminder of the dignity of all work.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, Obama's Summer Reading List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Land\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Legacy Lit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316505093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPHANIE LAND's \u003c\/b\u003ework has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Her writing focuses on social and economic justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBARBARA EHRENREICH\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBait and Switch\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legacy Lit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43655604240537,"sku":"9780316505093","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_b20d6f90-4a13-4140-b2f7-dcb6b61ee08c.jpg?v=1724707101","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/maid-hard-work-low-pay-and-a-mothers-will-to-survive-9780316505093","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}